--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire; Renewal of Regional Patient Level Costing Systems" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05665b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05665b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05665b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05665b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION (BSO) PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE (PALS)" published: "2025-07-25" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire; Renewal of Regional Patient Level Costing Systems Buyer: BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION (BSO) PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE (PALS) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05665b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05665b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05665b.json) ## Summary The Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), representing Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), is initiating a public procurement process at the planning stage. The process is for the supply and delivery of a cloud-based Patient Level Information Costing System (PLICS) solution. This notice serves as a preliminary market engagement, detailed in the Prior Information Notice, aiming to gather information from potential suppliers. The procurement is categorised under software package and information systems, information systems and servers, as well as IT services. Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, businesses are invited to respond by completing a Questionnaire via the eTendersNI portal. The deadline for submission is 3pm on 15th August 2025. This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses in the IT sector specialising in software development, consulting, and cloud solutions. Companies with expertise in providing robust information systems and IT support services will find themselves well-positioned to benefit from this contract. Participating in the pre-market engagement phase enables businesses to influence the specifications and requirements of the upcoming tender. Engaging early will also help businesses understand the expectations of the central government authority and align their offerings to meet HSCNI's needs effectively, laying the groundwork for potential collaboration in future tendering activities. ## Notice This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of a cloud-based Patient Level Information Costing System (PLICS) solution within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of HSCNI, wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) ref: 6051988 . All correspondence in relation to this Pre-Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire no later than 3pm on 15th August 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk (CfT) ref: 6051988. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise. ### Planning Information This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of a cloud-based Patient Level Information Costing System (PLICS) solution within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of HSCNI, wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) ref: 6051988 . All correspondence in relation to this Pre-Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire no later than 3pm on 15th August 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk (CfT) ref: 6051988. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043161-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Aug 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 24 Jul 2025 - 15 Aug 2025 | | 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 | BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION (BSO) PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE (PALS) | | 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 - 48800000 - Information systems and servers - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 25 Jul 2025 at 13:13 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043161-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043161-2025 25th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk - 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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