Planning

Pre Market Engagement for T2661 Provision of an Integrated Workplace Management System

BELFAST CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

26 Aug 2025 at 11:43

Summary of the contracting process

Belfast City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the provision of an Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS), intended to manage corporate property assets effectively. The project, titled "Pre Market Engagement for T2661", falls under the 'services' industry category and is situated in Northern Ireland. The pre-market engagement aims to evaluate current market capabilities, and businesses interested in participating are requested to express their interest by emailing cps@belfastcity.gov.uk no later than 3 pm on 23rd September 2025. The initial planning phase emphasises a cloud-based solution that will streamline data handling, automate processes, and enhance the Council's IT capabilities.

This procurement marks a significant opportunity for software and IT service providers, especially those specialising in software packages, project management, inventory management, and scheduling solutions. Businesses adept at offering Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms and IT support services are ideally positioned to contribute to this initiative. The procurement process seeks to modernise asset management processes through increased efficiency, accuracy, and mobile technology adoption, offering growth and innovation opportunities for suppliers equipped to meet these objectives. With the tender anticipated to formally open following this engagement, it presents a substantial opportunity for companies operating in or entering the UK software services market.

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Notice Title

Pre Market Engagement for T2661 Provision of an Integrated Workplace Management System

Notice Description

Belfast City Council require a cloud based (SaaS) Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) to support the full life cycle management of corporate property assets. The Core functionality of the system includes: * Property (Real Estate) Asset management * Capital project management * Maintenance management * Sustainability and energy management * Compliance management and monitoring * Identity and Access Management (IDAM) * Document management capabilities * Data, Analytics & Reporting * System Implementation and Transition Support Services * Service Desk and Operational Support Services It is anticipated the IWMS will play a central role in modernising the Council asset management processes by: * Streamlining data entry to reduce manual effort and improve data accuracy. * Automating key processes to enhance operational efficiency and consistency. * Enabling greater use of mobile devices to capture and enable access to asset related data and information. * Improving asset related Performance Indicators monitoring and reporting. * Enhancing analytical and reporting capabilities to enable data-driven decision-making across the asset portfolio and individual asset lifecycles. It is anticipated the IWMS will deliver the the folloiwng objectives: * Deliver a best-in-class IWMS solution; * Streamline data entry and improve data quality; * Automate core business processes; * Provide mobile access and Work Allocation for Field-Based Users; * Enhance performance monitoring and reporting; * Enable data-driven decision-making; * Ensure seamless integration with existing systems; * Provide a secure, scalable, and resilient SaaS environment; * Support accessibility and user experience; * Enable business continuity and futureproofing;

Planning Information

Pre Market Engagement for the supply and delivery of an Intergrated Work Management System (IWMS). The Council is carrying out the PME to engage with the marketplace to understand current offering, supplier capacity and capability, generate competition and manage expectations. To register your interest to particpate in the PME and obtain a Questionnaire to complete, please send an email to cps@belfastcity.gov.uk at the latest by 3pm on 23rd September 2025. Suppliers are asked to express their interest on or before 3:00pm on Tuesday 23rd September 2025. Please submit your expression of interest to cps@belfastcity.gov.uk by 3:00pm on Tuesday 23rd September 2025 informing the Council of your intention to participate in this exercise and to receive a questionnaire. The pre market engagement exercise will take the form of an initial questionnaire and will help the Council better understand the levels of competition, capability and capacity within the market to plan and deliver the rqeuirement. It is anticipated that online follow up meetings, demonstrations, presentatiosn etc will be offered to discuss the responses. If you have any questions about this requirement, please send them to cps@belfastcity.gov.uk. We will endeavour to respond as quickly as possible. All information returned as part of this PME exercise will assist in the procurement route selection, development of the specification; evaluation criteria, pricing model; and contract award options to ensure this tender opportunity delivers a high quality service and best value for money for the ratepayesr of Belfast. The Council reserves the right to contact any or all organisations who responds to this PME engagement to further discuss the next steps to follow. The Council cannot guarantee that all organisations will be contacted who submit interest. The intention would then be to either advertise the tender opportunity to the market or vai an appropriate framework. The Council uses eSourcing NI as its etendering platform. If you are not yet registered with eSourcing NI we would suggest you do so without delay. Whilst the Council will endeavour to keep any respondents to this PME exercise informed on developments of the tender process, the Council cannot guarantee this. Organisations are advised to register with eSourcing NI in order to see any advertised tender opportunities as well as regularly checking the Council’s website for opportunities. The Council reserves the right to discontinue any discussions or tender procedures at any time and are not liable for any costs incurred by suppliers associated with participating in this PME exercise.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058db9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051244-2025
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

48100000 - Industry specific software package

48331000 - Project management software package

48332000 - Scheduling software package

48430000 - Inventory management software package

72500000 - Computer-related services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 May 2026 - 3 May 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Emma Morrison
Contact Email
cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DJ
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
TLN06 Belfast

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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