Northern Ireland Teachers’ Pension Scheme – IT System contract award

The Department of Education has awarded a seven year contract to administer the Teachers’ Pension Scheme starting on 1 April 2020.

The contract, valued at around £6million, was awarded to Civica following a competitive procurement process. Civica is a company with an established presence in the public sector pensions market.

Publication of the Northern Ireland Planning Statistics: 2018/19 Annual Statistical Bulletin

Planning statistics for 2018/19 are now available. These data provide an overall view of planning activity.

Work starts on £8.6million Holy Evangelists’ Primary School in Dunmurry

The first sod has been cut on a brand new school build for Holy Evangelists’ Primary School in Belfast.
Construction is expected to be complete by November 2020 and will deliver a new 21 class primary school and double nursery unit.

Over a third of Northern Ireland businesses are innovating

The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency has today released results from the Northern Ireland element of the UK Innovation Survey 2017.

China agrees access for NI beef

Chief Veterinary Officer for Northern Ireland, Dr Robert Huey, has welcomed China’s decision to grant market access for UK beef exporters by the end of this year.