--- title: "ID 4405531 - DoF - CED - DoF CED Supply, Configuration and Maintenance of Information Control System" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037272" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037272" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037272.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037272.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - CENTRAL EXPENDITURE DIVISION" published: "2022-10-03" --- # ID 4405531 - DoF - CED - DoF CED Supply, Configuration and Maintenance of Information Control System Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - CENTRAL EXPENDITURE DIVISION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037272 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037272) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037272.json) ## Summary The Department of Finance, Central Expenditure Division (CED) is planning a procurement process for the Supply, Configuration, and Maintenance of an Information Control System. The current contract expires on 22/02/2023. This opportunity falls under the IT services category and involves a pre-market engagement exercise. Interested parties must submit completed questionnaires via eTendersNI before 3pm on Monday 17th October 2022. This tender issued by the Department of Finance presents a strategic opportunity for software development and IT services businesses. With the aim to establish a contract reporting NI Public Expenditure, companies specialising in systems analysis, software development, and financial software packages would be well-suited to engage in this process. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a deadline for clarification requests set for Monday 10th October 2022. ## Notice ***PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXCERCISE *** ID 4405531 - DoF - CED Supply, Configuration and Maintenance of Information Control System - Pre-Market Engagement.The Department of Finance, Central Expenditure Division (CED) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to report NI Public Expenditure. The current contract is due to expire in 22/02/2023. CED operate a financial database, Resource Budgeting Management (RBM) to manage the financial processes and administers Departmental and Supply access to the system when required. To extract meaningful data/information and structured reports from RBM, CED currently use a WebFocus reporting system. The current system is used across the NICS infrastructure to retrieve, analyse and report both to support local processes and for updates to the HMT OSCAR system. These updates to HM Treasury OSCAR demonstrate that the NI budget remains within the control limits as set by Treasury. This is an important legal imperative and cannot be avoided. Please see the Pre-Market Engagement exercise document (inc. questionnaire) for all relevant details. The objectives of this exercise are to: * gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion, * provide confidence around viability of concept; * gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions; * understand risks and issues not previously considered; * inform the Procurement Strategy; and * prevent the Department from advertising an unachievable project **PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION IS 3PM ON MONDAY 10 OCTOBER 2022. ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI (under reference ID 4405531), BEFORE 3PM ON MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2022**. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027707-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Oct 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - CENTRAL EXPENDITURE DIVISION | | Locality | BELFAST | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT3 9ED | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast | | Local authority | Belfast | | Electoral ward | Sydenham | | Westminster constituency | Belfast East | | Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package - 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package - 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72240000 - Systems analysis and programming services - 72260000 - Software-related services - 72262000 - Software development services ## Release History - 3 Oct 2022 at 13:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027707-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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