Official UK procurement notice
EA Integrated Financial Management Information System Inc. HR/Payroll (Formerly the iFS Project / now known as the EA One Project)
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£40,401,666published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Nov 2015
Awarded to Fujitsu Services Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: System and support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract is for an integrated Financial Management Information system and…
The contract is for an integrated Financial Management Information system and HR/Payroll (including DE's Teachers' payrolls) to meet the Financial Accounting and Reporting requirements and the HR management and Payroll requirements of the
Education Authority and the Department of Education.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 16:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2026, 16:12 GMT
- Authority reference
40622- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018117- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £40,401,6661 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Nov 2015
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fujitsu Services Ltd | £40,401,666 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018117-2026-40622-1 · Fujitsu Services Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2015
- Value
- £40,401,666
- Status
- active
- Change Contract modification to enable the addition and introduction an integrated Punchout solution to the iFS system. The introduction of this solution will involve the addition of £213,000.00 to the Overall Contract Value (this value is for all envisaged costs for the delivery and operation of the Punchout solution up to 31/03/2027) . The revised overall contract value will then be £40,401,666.00., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The introduction of the module will aid EA to comply with its legal requirements as detailed below: . - The Procurement Act 2024 (section68(2)) requires that 100% undisputed invoices are paid within 30 days. EA currently has a Prompt Payment target to pay invoices within 30 days, and achievement of this is dependent on having an efficient way of raising orders. Punchout will support ordering accuracy, leading to less credit notes and payment delays due to difficulties in invoice matching.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appea/mediation proceduresReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fujitsu Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.