--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement: Historical Information Retention and Access Services for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079353" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-079353" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079353.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079353.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service" published: "2026-10-29" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement: Historical Information Retention and Access Services for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) Buyer: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079353 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-079353) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079353.json) ## Summary The Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is conducting preliminary market engagement for Business Services Organisation Information Technology Services and Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The intended procurement concerns services to retain, manage and maintain access to historical information held in legacy clinical, care and business systems. This includes exploring relevant software, data storage and management, implementation and technical consultancy approaches. The work is intended to support continued access to historic records and information across health, social care and business systems in Northern Ireland. Suppliers will be asked to describe the products, services, technologies, operating models and delivery approaches they can offer through a questionnaire. The engagement is for gathering market views and does not itself commit suppliers or the public bodies to a later tender. The process is at planning and is an engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The buyer plans to use responses to a questionnaire to understand the market; interest in the engagement does not commit a supplier to any later competition. Clarifications are expected through the eTendersNI messaging portal by 15:00 on 12 November 2026. The stated service period runs from 29 October to 19 November 2026. The published estimated value is £1. No tender procedure, evaluation basis, lot choice or eligibility requirements are set out at this stage. The questionnaire instructions and engagement material are available through the eTendersNI opportunity reference. The engagement is being undertaken by the procurement service on behalf of the IT service and Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. This engagement is relevant to suppliers with experience in preserving and managing historic information from legacy clinical, care or business systems, particularly where continued access is important. Providers of data storage and management services, software, implementation and systems consultancy may be able to contribute useful market insight. The buyer is seeking views on available products and technologies as well as practical operating models and delivery approaches, so responses from both technology vendors and service operators could inform its understanding. Suppliers able to explain how their solutions support retention and ongoing access across different legacy environments are well placed to provide relevant input. This is a chance to inform the buyer’s market understanding ahead of any possible future competition; it is not a bid opportunity, and participation does not guarantee a later tender. ## Notice This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of BSO Information Technology Services (ITS) and Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). The purpose of this engagement is to better understand the range of products, services, technologies, operating models and delivery approaches available in the market to support the retention, management and continued access of historical information held within legacy clinical, care and business systems. To this end, this market view will be obtained through the completion of a questionnaire. Instructions for the completion of the questionnaire are available via the eTendersNI CfT [Ref: 6786279] 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 15:00 on the above date. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102518-2026 | | 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 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Oct 2026 - 19 Nov 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 | Regional 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 ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services - 72260000 - Software-related services - 72263000 - Software implementation services - 72268000 - Software supply services - 72300000 - Data services - 72317000 - Data storage services - 72322000 - Data management services ## Release History - 29 Oct 2026 at 11:24 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102518-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102518-2026 29th October 2026 - 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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