Notice Information
Notice Title
ID 5828073 - DFE - Provision of a Case Management System for OITFET (Preliminary Market Engagement)
Notice Description
The Department for Economy is preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract for a Case Management System (CMS) and public portal to replace the current line of business system that supports the Office of Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal (OITFET) business workflow and processes. The contract duration is estimated to be between five and ten years. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement, DfE wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above. Please see document entitled "ID 5680789 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Questionnaire" for further detail.
Planning Information
Any Suppliers wishing to participate in the Contracting Authority's Preliminary Market Engagement for this requirement, must complete the questionnaire available via eTendersNI under ID 5828073. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05553f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035825-2025
- 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
- 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
72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
72230000 - Custom software development services
72250000 - System and support services
72252000 - Computer archiving services
72260000 - Software-related services
72261000 - Software support services
72262000 - Software development services
72263000 - Software implementation services
72268000 - Software supply services
72300000 - Data services
72310000 - Data-processing services
72317000 - Data storage services
72320000 - Database services
72322000 - Data management services
72330000 - Content or data standardization and classification services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2031 Over 5 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
- DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 8FD
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035825-2025
27th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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