Planning

Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire; Renewal of Regional Patient Level Costing Systems

BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION (BSO) PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE (PALS)

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Planning

25 Jul 2025 at 13:13

Summary of the contracting process

The Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), representing Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), is initiating a public procurement process at the planning stage. The process is for the supply and delivery of a cloud-based Patient Level Information Costing System (PLICS) solution. This notice serves as a preliminary market engagement, detailed in the Prior Information Notice, aiming to gather information from potential suppliers. The procurement is categorised under software package and information systems, information systems and servers, as well as IT services. Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, businesses are invited to respond by completing a Questionnaire via the eTendersNI portal. The deadline for submission is 3pm on 15th August 2025.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses in the IT sector specialising in software development, consulting, and cloud solutions. Companies with expertise in providing robust information systems and IT support services will find themselves well-positioned to benefit from this contract. Participating in the pre-market engagement phase enables businesses to influence the specifications and requirements of the upcoming tender. Engaging early will also help businesses understand the expectations of the central government authority and align their offerings to meet HSCNI's needs effectively, laying the groundwork for potential collaboration in future tendering activities.

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Notice Title

Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire; Renewal of Regional Patient Level Costing Systems

Notice Description

This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of a cloud-based Patient Level Information Costing System (PLICS) solution within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of HSCNI, wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) ref: 6051988 . All correspondence in relation to this Pre-Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire no later than 3pm on 15th August 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk (CfT) ref: 6051988. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Planning Information

This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of a cloud-based Patient Level Information Costing System (PLICS) solution within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of HSCNI, wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) ref: 6051988 . All correspondence in relation to this Pre-Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire no later than 3pm on 15th August 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk (CfT) ref: 6051988. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05665b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043161-2025
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

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48800000 - Information systems and servers

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

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Jul 2025 - 15 Aug 2025 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION (BSO) PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE (PALS)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ict.sourcing@hscni.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT12 6HU
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Blackstaff
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Further Information

Notice Documents

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