This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice acknowledges that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland proposes to contract with Ekco for the continued provision of ICT Managed Support Services.

ginal estimates due to increased usage as a result of a number of unforeseen extenuating factors. These include: • internal NMBI ICT staff turnover – particularly at manager level • implementing technical provisions for remote working due to COVID restrictions in 2020-2022 • complexities arising fro

m the introduction of our digital registration system MYNMBI and the integration of this with our existing system, including access for third parties etc. • a number of cyber security incidents, including two malware attack attempts, for wh