--- title: "ID 4842165 DfE- Invest NI - Drupal CMS Support, Maintenance and Development - Pre Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ce67" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03ce67" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03ce67.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03ce67.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND" published: "2023-05-22" --- # ID 4842165 DfE- Invest NI - Drupal CMS Support, Maintenance and Development - Pre Market Engagement Buyer: INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ce67 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03ce67) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03ce67.json) ## Summary Invest Northern Ireland is planning a procurement process for Drupal CMS Support, Maintenance, and Development. The opportunity involves maintaining websites, implementing security patches, and developing content management systems. Interested suppliers are required to complete a questionnaire by 3.00pm on Monday 12 June 2023. The initiative aims to assess supplier awareness, engagement, and market potential before formal procurement. The buying organisation, Invest Northern Ireland, is responsible for this process within the services category, specifically in the IT services sector. This tender offers a significant opportunity for businesses skilled in IT services, software development, and internet support. Companies with expertise in Drupal CMS and website maintenance may find this tender particularly suited to their capabilities. Given the location in Northern Ireland, businesses operating in the region or willing to collaborate remotely should consider participating. The pre-market engagement exercise is a crucial step in informing Invest Northern Ireland's procurement strategy and identifying potential suppliers who align with the organisation's needs and objectives. ## Notice ** Pre-Market Engagement** DfE- Invest NI - Drupal CMS Support, Maintenance and Development - PME. Invest NI is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a Contract with a Supplier to provide a Drupal support, maintenance and development managed service for their existing websites. This will include maintaining the websites on Invest NI servers, ensuring security patches and version upgrades are analysed and implemented in a timely manner and developing the websites and content management system (CMS) to support the business needs. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement Invest NI wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. The objectives of this exercise are to: gain an update in supplier awareness, engagement and opinion, gain an updated insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions; understand risks and issues not previously considered and inform the Procurement Strategy. Interested parties are requested to complete the questionnaire within the CfT documents area under ID 4842165 DFE- INVEST NI - DRUPAL CMS SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT Pre-Market Engagement Exercise and return it via eTendersNI by 3.00pm on Monday 12 June 2023. Any requests for clarification relating to this exercise must be communicated using the secure messaging function on the eTendersNI portal. Responses to requests for clarification will be communicated by CPD to all interested suppliers through the eTendersNI messaging system. Your completed questionnaire should be uploaded within the eTendersNI portal via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) clarifications messaging function. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Please see the Pre-Market Engagement exercise document (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 Invest NI from advertising an unachievable project **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI (under reference ID 4842165 DFE- INVEST NI - DRUPAL CMS SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT by 15:00 on Monday 12 June 2023. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014552-2023 | | 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 | 22 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 22 May 2023 | | 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 | INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND | | Locality | BELFAST | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0 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 - 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package - 48220000 - Internet and intranet software package - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72400000 - Internet services - 72420000 - Internet development services ## Release History - 22 May 2023 at 16:02 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014552-2023 ## 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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