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Preliminary Market Engagement: Northern Ireland Drug Masterfile Solution

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

This is a preliminary market engagement notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the provision of the Northern Ireland (NI) Drug Masterfile 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: 6463406] 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.

Classification

  • CPV48100000 — Industry specific software package
  • CPV48180000 — Medical software package
  • CPV48612000 — Database-management system
  • CPV72200000 — Software programming and consultancy services
  • CPV72212000 — Programming services of application software
  • CPV72212517 — IT software development services
  • CPV72222300 — Information technology services
  • CPV72261000 — Software support services
  • CPV72267000 — Software maintenance and repair services
  • CPV72416000 — Application service providers

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
6463406
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
19 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
16 Apr 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48100000
Description
Industry specific software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48180000
Description
Medical software package
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
48612000
Description
Database-management system
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72200000
Description
Software programming and consultancy services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212000
Description
Programming services of application software
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212517
Description
IT software development services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
72261000
Description
Software support services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
72267000
Description
Software maintenance and repair services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
72416000
Description
Application service providers

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Clarifications should be issued via the eTendersNI messaging portal by no later than the above date.
Due
9 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
025339-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Mar 2026, 15:27
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Id
GB-PPON-PWNJ-1991-NGDW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWNJ-1991-NGDW

Address

Street Address
77 Boucher Crescent
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT12 6HU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT12 6HU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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