Planning

ID 4405531 - DoF - CED - DoF CED Supply, Configuration and Maintenance of Information Control System

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - CENTRAL EXPENDITURE DIVISION

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Planning

03 Oct 2022 at 13:50

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Finance, Central Expenditure Division (CED) is planning a procurement process for the Supply, Configuration, and Maintenance of an Information Control System. The current contract expires on 22/02/2023. This opportunity falls under the IT services category and involves a pre-market engagement exercise. Interested parties must submit completed questionnaires via eTendersNI before 3pm on Monday 17th October 2022.

This tender issued by the Department of Finance presents a strategic opportunity for software development and IT services businesses. With the aim to establish a contract reporting NI Public Expenditure, companies specialising in systems analysis, software development, and financial software packages would be well-suited to engage in this process. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a deadline for clarification requests set for Monday 10th October 2022.

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Notice Title

ID 4405531 - DoF - CED - DoF CED Supply, Configuration and Maintenance of Information Control System

Notice Description

***PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXCERCISE *** ID 4405531 - DoF - CED Supply, Configuration and Maintenance of Information Control System - Pre-Market Engagement.The Department of Finance, Central Expenditure Division (CED) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to report NI Public Expenditure. The current contract is due to expire in 22/02/2023. CED operate a financial database, Resource Budgeting Management (RBM) to manage the financial processes and administers Departmental and Supply access to the system when required. To extract meaningful data/information and structured reports from RBM, CED currently use a WebFocus reporting system. The current system is used across the NICS infrastructure to retrieve, analyse and report both to support local processes and for updates to the HMT OSCAR system. These updates to HM Treasury OSCAR demonstrate that the NI budget remains within the control limits as set by Treasury. This is an important legal imperative and cannot be avoided. Please see the Pre-Market Engagement exercise document (inc. questionnaire) for all relevant details. The objectives of this exercise are to: * gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion, * provide confidence around viability of concept; * gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions; * understand risks and issues not previously considered; * inform the Procurement Strategy; and * prevent the Department from advertising an unachievable project **PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION IS 3PM ON MONDAY 10 OCTOBER 2022. ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI (under reference ID 4405531), BEFORE 3PM ON MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2022**.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-037272
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027707-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package

48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package

48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

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

72240000 - Systems analysis and programming services

72260000 - Software-related services

72262000 - Software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Oct 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - CENTRAL EXPENDITURE DIVISION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT3 9ED
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
Sydenham
Westminster Constituency
Belfast East

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