---
title: "Preliminary Market Engagement: Prevention and Protection Case Management / Workflow Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077ca2"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service"
published: "2026-09-29"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement: Prevention and Protection Case Management / Workflow Solution

Buyer: Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077ca2

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## Summary

The Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is seeking market input on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. The intended purchase is a prevention and protection case management and workflow solution: software and associated IT services to support NIFRS case-management and workflow needs. Suppliers are being asked to provide their views on possible requirements through a questionnaire, rather than respond to a defined technical specification. The work is associated with Northern Ireland; Belfast is the location of the buying organisation. The requirement is relevant to suppliers of case-management or workflow platforms, software developers and IT service providers able to engage with public-sector fire and rescue service needs.

This is at the planning stage: the buyer intends to procure but has not invited tenders. The immediate activity is preliminary market engagement through a questionnaire, with clarification questions expected via the eTendersNI messaging portal by 20 October 2026. The buyer’s planning period for the requirement runs from 29 September to 27 October 2026. The stated procurement category is services, covering software and related IT services. The notice gives a nominal value of £1, which should not be read as a meaningful estimate of the eventual contract value. One lot is indicated. No procurement procedure, award method or evaluation criteria have yet been set out; supplier engagement is to help shape the potential requirements ahead of any future tender. Participation in engagement does not commit a supplier to a later tender.

This engagement is most useful to providers with practical experience delivering case-management and workflow software, including configuring or developing systems for prevention and protection work. Suppliers able to advise on how a solution could support the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service’s operating requirements can help inform the buyer’s understanding of the market before a future competition is designed. Relevant strengths include software implementation, workflow design, integration and ongoing IT support, although the buyer has not yet stated specific technical standards, accreditations or capacity thresholds. The questionnaire offers a route for established vendors and specialist developers to explain available products, delivery approaches and likely requirements. It is preparation and market consultation, not a bid invitation; any future tender would require a separate decision to participate.

## Notice

This is a preliminary market engagement notice to seek engagement with the marketplace to gather information associated with the provision of a Prevention and Protection Case Management / Workflow Solution on behalf of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). To this end, the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of potential requirements through the completion of a questionnaire. Instructions for completion of the questionnaire are available via the eTendersNI CfT [Ref:6759347] and relevant preliminary market engagement documents. Suppliers should note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

### Planning Information

Clarifications should be issued via the eTendersNI messaging portal by no later than the above date.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091940-2026 |
| 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 | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2026 - 27 Oct 2026 |
| 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 | Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Postcode area | 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

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 14:32 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091940-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091940-2026
  29th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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