Planning

Nursing and Midwifery Council - HR, Finance and Procurement technical solutions

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

PlanningUpdate

19 Jun 2025 at 10:09

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

09 Jun 2025 at 10:42

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

06 Jun 2025 at 13:45

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), a central government public authority located in London, United Kingdom, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process aimed at identifying technical solutions to enhance their HR, Finance, and Procurement systems. This process involves a Market Engagement Questionnaire to understand available market options, with responses due by 30th June 2025. The NMC is particularly focused on services within the system, storage, and content management software packages, as well as software programming and consultancy services, under the industry category of services. The initiative targets the United Kingdom as its primary region, and the procurement method involves preliminary market engagement without a direct guarantee for a tender stage.

This tender process represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in technical solutions for HR, finance, and procurement processes. Companies capable of providing comprehensive system and software solutions, especially those that are small to medium enterprises (SMEs), will find this opportunity particularly suited to their growth and expansion. Participation in this early engagement can position businesses favourably for future competitive processes following the assessment of market offerings. Businesses should be registered on the NMC's e-Sourcing portal and can look forward to further notices anticipated around September 2025, opening avenues for interaction and potential collaboration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Nursing and Midwifery Council - HR, Finance and Procurement technical solutions

Notice Description

Market Engagement to get an understanding about the relevant technical solutions to support HR, Finance and Procurement processes within the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Planning Information

This Market Engagement Questionnaire is an information gathering exercise by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) to assess the technical solutions available in the market that could support the NMC's HR, Finance and Procurement processes and replace our current system This information will help us ensure any future tender documentation and more so our specification is clear and realistic in terms of our requirements and expectations - prior to undertaking a competitive procurement exercise. The NMC reserves the right to amend or change - any aspects discussed in this exercise if a decision to move to a formal competitive procurement exercise is made. This early market engagement exercise is in no way intended to guarantee tendering of any services now or in the near future. Responses to the Questionnaire are to be completed electronically using the NMC e-Sourcing portal (Atamis): https://atamis-5621.my.site.com/login Atamis provides a web-based tool that enables the NMC and bidders to conduct the strategic activities of the procurement lifecycle over the internet. It provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities reducing the time and effort required for both the NMC (and other buyers) and potential providers / suppliers. You must be registered on the Atamis portal to participate in this process and any follow up questions you may have should also be directed through the portal. A guidance on how to use the portal can be found here: https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05448f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033605-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
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

48780000 - System, storage and content management software package

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@nmc-uk.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W1B 1PZ
Post Town
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Marylebone
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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