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Preliminary Market Engagement: Historical Information Retention and Access Services for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI)

Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

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29 Oct 2026 at 11:24

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is conducting preliminary market engagement for Business Services Organisation Information Technology Services and Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The intended procurement concerns services to retain, manage and maintain access to historical information held in legacy clinical, care and business systems. This includes exploring relevant software, data storage and management, implementation and technical consultancy approaches. The work is intended to support continued access to historic records and information across health, social care and business systems in Northern Ireland. Suppliers will be asked to describe the products, services, technologies, operating models and delivery approaches they can offer through a questionnaire. The engagement is for gathering market views and does not itself commit suppliers or the public bodies to a later tender.

The process is at planning and is an engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The buyer plans to use responses to a questionnaire to understand the market; interest in the engagement does not commit a supplier to any later competition. Clarifications are expected through the eTendersNI messaging portal by 15:00 on 12 November 2026. The stated service period runs from 29 October to 19 November 2026. The published estimated value is £1. No tender procedure, evaluation basis, lot choice or eligibility requirements are set out at this stage. The questionnaire instructions and engagement material are available through the eTendersNI opportunity reference. The engagement is being undertaken by the procurement service on behalf of the IT service and Health and Social Care Northern Ireland.

This engagement is relevant to suppliers with experience in preserving and managing historic information from legacy clinical, care or business systems, particularly where continued access is important. Providers of data storage and management services, software, implementation and systems consultancy may be able to contribute useful market insight. The buyer is seeking views on available products and technologies as well as practical operating models and delivery approaches, so responses from both technology vendors and service operators could inform its understanding. Suppliers able to explain how their solutions support retention and ongoing access across different legacy environments are well placed to provide relevant input. This is a chance to inform the buyer’s market understanding ahead of any possible future competition; it is not a bid opportunity, and participation does not guarantee a later tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preliminary Market Engagement: Historical Information Retention and Access Services for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI)

Notice Description

This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of BSO Information Technology Services (ITS) and Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). The purpose of this engagement is to better understand the range of products, services, technologies, operating models and delivery approaches available in the market to support the retention, management and continued access of historical information held within legacy clinical, care and business systems. To this end, this market view will be obtained through the completion of a questionnaire. Instructions for the completion of the questionnaire are available via the eTendersNI CfT [Ref: 6786279] 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 15:00 on the above date.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-079353
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102518-2026
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

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

CPV Codes

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

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

72260000 - Software-related services

72263000 - Software implementation services

72268000 - Software supply services

72300000 - Data services

72317000 - Data storage services

72322000 - Data management services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Oct 2026 - 19 Nov 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
Regional 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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