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Preliminary Market Engagement: Prevention and Protection Case Management / Workflow Solution

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service

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29 Sep 2026 at 14:32

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is seeking market input on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. The intended purchase is a prevention and protection case management and workflow solution: software and associated IT services to support NIFRS case-management and workflow needs. Suppliers are being asked to provide their views on possible requirements through a questionnaire, rather than respond to a defined technical specification. The work is associated with Northern Ireland; Belfast is the location of the buying organisation. The requirement is relevant to suppliers of case-management or workflow platforms, software developers and IT service providers able to engage with public-sector fire and rescue service needs.

This is at the planning stage: the buyer intends to procure but has not invited tenders. The immediate activity is preliminary market engagement through a questionnaire, with clarification questions expected via the eTendersNI messaging portal by 20 October 2026. The buyer’s planning period for the requirement runs from 29 September to 27 October 2026. The stated procurement category is services, covering software and related IT services. The notice gives a nominal value of £1, which should not be read as a meaningful estimate of the eventual contract value. One lot is indicated. No procurement procedure, award method or evaluation criteria have yet been set out; supplier engagement is to help shape the potential requirements ahead of any future tender. Participation in engagement does not commit a supplier to a later tender.

This engagement is most useful to providers with practical experience delivering case-management and workflow software, including configuring or developing systems for prevention and protection work. Suppliers able to advise on how a solution could support the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service’s operating requirements can help inform the buyer’s understanding of the market before a future competition is designed. Relevant strengths include software implementation, workflow design, integration and ongoing IT support, although the buyer has not yet stated specific technical standards, accreditations or capacity thresholds. The questionnaire offers a route for established vendors and specialist developers to explain available products, delivery approaches and likely requirements. It is preparation and market consultation, not a bid invitation; any future tender would require a separate decision to participate.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preliminary Market Engagement: Prevention and Protection Case Management / Workflow Solution

Notice Description

This is a preliminary market engagement notice to seek engagement with the marketplace to gather information associated with the provision of a Prevention and Protection Case Management / Workflow Solution on behalf of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). To this end, the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of potential requirements through the completion of a questionnaire. Instructions for completion of the questionnaire are available via the eTendersNI CfT [Ref:6759347] and relevant preliminary market engagement documents. Suppliers should note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Planning Information

Clarifications should be issued via the eTendersNI messaging portal by no later than the above date.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ca2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091940-2026
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

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 27 Oct 2026 30 days
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
Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT12 6HU
Postcode Area
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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