--- title: "**Preliminary Market Engagement** - Legislative and Corporate Print" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e96c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04e96c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e96c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e96c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY COMMISSION" published: "2025-03-04" --- # **Preliminary Market Engagement** - Legislative and Corporate Print Buyer: NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY COMMISSION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e96c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04e96c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e96c.json) ## Summary The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission is in the planning stage for a procurement process to award a contract for Legislative and Corporate Print services, located in Belfast, United Kingdom. This preliminary market engagement exercise aims to assess the level of interest among potential suppliers before initiating the formal procurement phase. Businesses are invited to complete a pre-market engagement questionnaire, which must be submitted by 3 PM on Friday, 28th March 2025. This market engagement phase is an important step to inform internal planning and is not a formal part of the tender evaluation process. This procurement process presents an opportunity for businesses involved in printing and related services, including digital printing, printing delivery, and distribution. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Engaging in this market exercise could benefit companies by ensuring they are well-positioned for future tender opportunities. The project, expected to commence on 1st September 2025 and run until 31st August 2029, can help businesses expand their footprint in the public sector by providing essential services to a significant governmental body. ## Notice ***This is not a tender exercise*** The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (the Assembly Commission) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a contract for Legislative and Corporate Print services. Prior to initiating the procurement, the Assembly Commission wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. Any information gathered through this market engagement exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market engagement exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, BEFORE 3PM ON FRIDAY 28th MARCH 2025** ### Planning Information ***This is not a tender exercise*** The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (the Assembly Commission) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a contract for Legislative and Corporate Print services. Prior to initiating the procurement, the Assembly Commission wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. Any information gathered through this market engagement exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market engagement exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, BEFORE 3PM ON FRIDAY 28th MARCH 2025** ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007882-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Jun 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2029 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY COMMISSION | | Locality | BELFAST | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT4 3XX | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast | | Local authority | Belfast | | Electoral ward | Stormont | | Westminster constituency | Belfast East | | Delivery location | TLN0 Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79800000 - Printing and related services - 79810000 - Printing services - 79811000 - Digital printing services - 79820000 - Services related to printing - 79823000 - Printing and delivery services - 79824000 - Printing and distribution services ## Release History - 4 Mar 2025 at 15:03 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007882-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007882-2025 4th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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