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title: "Request for Information - Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) Information and Technology Services and Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042a40"
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current_stage: "Planning"
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published: "2024-01-02"
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# Request for Information - Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) Information and Technology Services and Support

Buyer: PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042a40

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## Summary

The Procurement and Logistics Service, a public body governed by public law and focused on health services, has initiated a planned tender for "Request for Information - Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) Information and Technology Services and Support" in Belfast, United Kingdom. The procurement aims to engage potential suppliers in a Value for Money competition to explore alternative delivery of IT services and support, with a deadline for RFI responses set for 30/01/2024 at 15.00 hours.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the IT services sector, specifically those involved in consulting, software development, and Internet support, to compete for providing services to the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority. The planned procurement stage allows interested parties to register on the eTendersNI portal and submit responses by the specified deadline to potentially offer a replacement solution that improves operational effectiveness for RQIA.

## Notice

Request for Information - Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) Information and Technology Services and Support

### Lot Information

Lot 1

RQIA wish to engage with the marketplace to see if their current services and support could be delivered by other commercial partners and as a result a Value for Money competition run between potential suppliers, specifically: * Identify solution options, with indicative timescales and costs, from the market's approach to delivering a replacement for the existing solution. * Learn from any recognised "good practice" approaches and techniques utilised by other regulator clients in other jurisdictions. * Gauge the interest in the market of the potential opportunity to provide a replacement for the existing solution which could improve the operational effectiveness of RQIA. Additional information: To register please go to https://etendersni.gov.uk. Help and supplier walkthrough guides are available. from https://view.pagetiger.com/eTenders/SupplierBooklet. A telephone helpline is also available from the home page of eTendersNI. or you may contact the helpdesk via email, ni-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com. Completed responses must be submitted via the eTendersNI portal, the deadline for submission of RFI responses is 30/01/2024 at 15.00 hours. All correspondence in relation to this market engagement will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area within project reference [5161069], this includes submission of RFI responses.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000021-2024 |
| 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 | 2 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Dec 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| 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 | PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT12 6HU |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Blackstaff |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## 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
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72230000 - Custom software development services
- 72260000 - Software-related services
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72310000 - Data-processing services

## Release History

- 2 Jan 2024 at 11:01 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000021-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk
- https://view.pagetiger.com/eTenders/SupplierBooklet

## Provenance

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