ID 6723703 - DOF - EDD - NICS Identity Assurance (NIDA) Solution

What the buyer is asking for

Department of Finance (DoF) have a requirement for the support, maintenance and development of the existing Identity Assurance (NIDA) application, and associated Digital Identity Verification services. The contract will be for a service transition and implementation period of up to 3 months, followed by an initial period of 3 years from service commencement, with two further options to extend by up to 1 year each. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 21%qualityAC1 - Digital VerificationAs per tender documentation
• 14%qualityAC2 - Continuous Evolution and Development of NIDAAs per tender documentation
• 10.5%qualityAC3 - Key Personnel/Technical Service RolesAs per tender documentation
• 10.5%qualityAC7 - Social ValueAs per tender documentation
• 30%priceAC8 - Total Contract PriceAs per tender documentation
• 10.5%qualityAC4 - Service ManagementAs per tender documentation
• 3.5%qualityAC5 - Service Transition and ImplementationAs per tender documentation

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• technical

  CoP1 - Tenderers must hold a valid Cyber Essentials Plus Certification (or equivalent) at the time of Award. CoP2 - Tenderers must hold a valid ISO/IEC27001:2022 Certification (or equivalent) at the time of Award.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published14 days ago

   23 Oct 2026, 15:51 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 5 days

   11 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 14 days

   20 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 28 days

   4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice23 Oct 2026, 15:51 BST100677-2026

Payment terms

For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice. Contract Value: The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender