Preliminary Market Engagement: Historical Information Retention and Access Services for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI)[E17]
Belfast, United KingdomRegional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service[E1]
In plain English
- What they want
- 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).
- Who can bid
- The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
- Expected deadline
- Not stated
- Value[E18]
- Not stated by the buyer.
- Buyer
- Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceSee what else this buyer buys and when.
- How to apply
- Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Preliminary, from the notice only
What the published notice says. This is not a recommendation. The tender documents can add or change requirements.
- The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E13]
- Lot 1 runs from 29 Oct 2026 to 19 Nov 2026.[E10]
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- Published[E15]
- 29 Oct 2026
- Procedure
- Not stated
- Last checked
- 3 hours ago
About the requirement
From the 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.[E12]
Eligibility and requirements
Risks and unknowns
- RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E14]
- UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
- UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Updates
First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document 102518-2026
Evidence
18 factsEvery fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.
- E1
The buyer is Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service.
Document 102518-2026, field /buyer/name, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E2
The notice is classified under CPV 72322000 (Data management services).
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/7/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E3
The notice is classified under CPV 72268000 (Software supply services).
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/4/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
The notice is classified under CPV 72317000 (Data storage services).
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/5/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E5
The notice is classified under CPV 72300000 (Data services).
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/6/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E6
The notice is classified under CPV 72000000 (IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support).
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E7
The notice is classified under CPV 72220000 (Systems and technical consultancy services).
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E8
The notice is classified under CPV 72260000 (Software-related services).
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/2/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E9
The notice is classified under CPV 72263000 (Software implementation services).
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/3/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E10
Lot 1 runs from 29 Oct 2026 to 19 Nov 2026.
“2026-10-29T00:00:00+00:00 to 2026-11-19T23:59:59+00:00”
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E11
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 102518-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E12
The buyer describes the requirement in the 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…”
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/description, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E13
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E14
This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.
Document 102518-2026, field /tag, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E15
The notice was published on 29 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-29T11:24:58Z”
Document 102518-2026, field /date, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E16
Find a Tender gives the tender status as planning.
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/status, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E17
The notice is titled "Preliminary Market Engagement: Historical Information Retention and Access Services for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI)".
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/title, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E18
The stated value is GBP 1 excluding VAT.
“1 GBP”
Document 102518-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 29 Oct 2026, 11:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
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