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title: "ID 6617419 Department of Finance Departmental Solicitors Office DSO Legal Case Management System"
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current_stage: "Planning"
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# ID 6617419 Department of Finance Departmental Solicitors Office DSO Legal Case Management System

Buyer: Department of Finance  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0777c3

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## Summary

The Department of Finance’s Departmental Solicitors Office in Northern Ireland is preparing to procure a legal case management system. The requirement is a service combining software and information systems with database and document management, legal information services, software programming and consultancy, systems and equipment maintenance, and related IT support. The system is intended to support the Office’s legal case management activities. Delivery is across Northern Ireland. The procurement is being managed centrally by CPD – Supplies & Services Division, the central procurement function for Northern Ireland central government. The scope spans legal-sector case management and the technology needed to operate, maintain and support the system, including document creation, scheduling, productivity and electronic information services.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Department of Finance has stated an intention to procure but has not yet invited tenders. It is first conducting preliminary market engagement to test supplier interest, assess the viability of the concept, identify innovative solutions and risks, and inform its business case and procurement strategy. Suppliers can respond to the engagement questionnaire by 9 October 2026 at 23:59, with possible follow-up online meetings. The buyer expects the next notice on 2 November 2026. The planned contract period is 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2031, with renewal potentially extending the arrangement to 31 March 2034. The published estimated value is £1 gross, and the procurement is below threshold.

The engagement is relevant to suppliers providing legal case management platforms or configurable enterprise software for legal teams. Strong candidates are likely to combine secure case and matter management with databases, document management, scheduling, productivity tools and electronic information services. The scope also suits providers able to deliver software configuration, implementation advice, systems integration, requirements analysis, maintenance, helpdesk or wider IT support. Experience supporting solicitors or other professional legal services would help suppliers understand workflows, records and information-management needs. Businesses with innovative solutions should contribute, since the buyer is expressly seeking market insight and potential alternatives before finalising its business case and procurement strategy. It may also suit partnerships between legal technology specialists, software developers and managed-service providers.

## Notice

The Department of Finance, Department Solicitors Office (DSO) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide a Case Management System. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement DSO wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process.

### Planning Information

The objectives of this market engagement 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 Outline Business Case; and
• inform any necessary Procurement Strategy.
If you wish to participate in the Contracting Authority’s Preliminary Market Engagement for this requirement, a questionnaire for completion is available via eTendersNI under ID 6617419.
The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above.
In addition, depending on the volume of responses, the Department of Finance may wish to follow up the questionnaire with online meetings with respondents. Further detail is included within the PME Questionnaire and Associated documents.
The PME questionnaire and associated documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089743-2026 |
| 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 | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2031 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department of Finance |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Postcode area | 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
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
- 48311100 - Document management system
- 48600000 - Database and operating software package
- 48612000 - Database-management system
- 48800000 - Information systems and servers
- 48810000 - Information systems
- 50310000 - Maintenance and repair of office machinery
- 50312000 - Maintenance and repair of computer equipment
- 50312600 - Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment
- 50321000 - Repair services of personal computers
- 64216200 - Electronic information services
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72223000 - Information technology requirements review services
- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 15:18 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089743-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089743-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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