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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement: Prescription Processing and Validation Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b8c"
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current_stage: "Planning"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement: Prescription Processing and Validation Solution

Buyer: Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b8c

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## Summary

The Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is exploring a Prescription Processing and Validation (PPV) solution on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The requirement concerns software and related IT services for processing and validating prescriptions; the listed service areas include software development, transaction processing, system support, maintenance and data services. The purpose of this preliminary engagement is to gather suppliers’ views on potential requirements through a questionnaire. The buyer is based in Belfast, and the service is being explored for Northern Ireland’s health and social care system.

This is at the planning stage: the buyer is conducting preliminary market engagement, not inviting tenders. Potential suppliers are asked to complete a questionnaire, with clarification questions to be sent through the eTendersNI messaging portal by 26 October 2026. The planning data gives a nominal estimated value of £1. A period from 20 to 27 October 2026 is recorded for the planned lot. The engagement is intended to inform the buyer’s understanding of possible requirements; indicating interest does not commit a supplier to take part in a later tender. No procurement procedure or evaluation basis is set out at this stage.

This engagement is most relevant to suppliers with experience developing, supplying or supporting software for prescription processing and validation, particularly those able to advise on transaction-processing workflows and health-sector system requirements. Providers of custom software, data services, software configuration, integration, maintenance and ongoing technical support may also have useful market insight to contribute. The buyer is seeking a market view of potential requirements, so suppliers able to explain practical solution options and operational considerations are well placed to inform its planning. Participation is a chance to share that expertise ahead of any future competition; it is not a bid for a contract, and participation does not secure an invitation to tender.

## Notice

This is a preliminary market engagement notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the provision of the Prescription Processing and Validation (PPV) Solution. 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: 6793562] 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/098857-2026 |
| 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 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Oct 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

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72212213 - Operating system enhancement software development services
- 72212421 - Facilities management software development services
- 72212422 - Software development services suites
- 72212430 - Inventory management software development services
- 72212481 - Sales or marketing software development services
- 72212510 - Communication software development services
- 72212517 - IT software development services
- 72212781 - System management software development services
- 72230000 - Custom software development services
- 72232000 - Development of transaction processing and custom software
- 72242000 - Design-modelling services
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72260000 - Software-related services
- 72265000 - Software configuration services
- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services
- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
- 72268000 - Software supply services
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
- 72510000 - Computer-related management services
- 72540000 - Computer upgrade services
- 72590000 - Computer-related professional services
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 10:52 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098857-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098857-2026
  20th October 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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