Tender

RfI - Customer Contact Billing and Collection Services (CBC) Renewal Programme

NI WATER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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Tender

30 Jun 2021 at 11:34

Summary of the contracting process

NI Water and its subsidiaries are initiating a tender for the "RfI - Customer Contact Billing and Collection Services (CBC) Renewal Programme" aimed at enhancing their IT services including consulting and software development. This open procurement is currently in the Pre-Market Engagement (PME) stage, with a tender submission deadline set for 30th July 2021. The contract, valued at £1, will encompass various IT-related services, and interested parties can contact NI Water via the provided email for further details.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those involved in software consultancy, development, and data services. Firms capable of providing innovative solutions for customer contact, billing, and debt management will be especially well-suited to compete for this contract. The engagement exercise is designed to allow potential vendors to understand NI Water’s requirements and strategically position themselves for future bids in this area.

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Notice Title

RfI - Customer Contact Billing and Collection Services (CBC) Renewal Programme

Notice Description

Before launching a procurement procedure to replace existing services and solutions currently supporting channels, customer contact, billing and debt management, NI Water is conducting a formal Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise. At a summary level this is intended to inform the marketplace of NI Water's current position, needs, target outcomes, and thoughts around procurement approach as well as engage with solution vendors and integrators to inform NI Water in support of developing requirements, Target Operating Model, procurement strategy and business case.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Before launching a procurement procedure to replace existing services and solutions currently supporting channels, customer contact, billing and debt management, NI Water is conducting a formal Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise. At a summary level this is intended to inform the marketplace of NI Water's current position, needs, target outcomes, and thoughts around procurement approach as well as engage with solution vendors and integrators to inform NI Water in support of developing requirements, Target Operating Model, procurement strategy and business case.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c1d3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014943-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72100000 - Hardware consultancy services

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

72230000 - Custom software development services

72240000 - Systems analysis and programming services

72250000 - System and support services

72260000 - Software-related services

72300000 - Data services

72400000 - Internet services

72500000 - Computer-related services

72510000 - Computer-related management services

72540000 - Computer upgrade services

72590000 - Computer-related professional services

72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

72700000 - Computer network services

72800000 - Computer audit and testing services

72900000 - Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
£1
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NI WATER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Contact Name
sourcingniwater.com
Contact Email
sourcing@niwater.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT14 6TE
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Chichester Park
Westminster Constituency
Belfast North

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