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Preliminary Market Engagement: Prescription Processing and Validation 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 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: 6689642] 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

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV72210000 — Programming services of packaged software products
  • CPV72212213 — Operating system enhancement software development services
  • CPV72212421 — Facilities management software development services
  • CPV72212422 — Software development services suites
  • CPV72212430 — Inventory management software development services
  • CPV72212481 — Sales or marketing software development services
  • CPV72212510 — Communication software development services
  • CPV72212517 — IT software development services
  • CPV72212781 — System management software development services
  • CPV72230000 — Custom software development services
  • CPV72232000 — Development of transaction processing and custom software
  • CPV72242000 — Design-modelling services
  • CPV72250000 — System and support services
  • CPV72260000 — Software-related services
  • CPV72265000 — Software configuration services
  • CPV72267000 — Software maintenance and repair services
  • CPV72267100 — Maintenance of information technology software
  • CPV72268000 — Software supply services
  • CPV72300000 — Data services
  • CPV72500000 — Computer-related services
  • CPV72510000 — Computer-related management services
  • CPV72540000 — Computer upgrade services
  • CPV72590000 — Computer-related professional services
  • CPV73100000 — Research and experimental development services

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06eceb
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
9 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
9 Sept 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72500000
Description
Computer-related services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72210000
Description
Programming services of packaged software products
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72230000
Description
Custom software development services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72250000
Description
System and support services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
72260000
Description
Software-related services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
72300000
Description
Data services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
72510000
Description
Computer-related management services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
72540000
Description
Computer upgrade services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
72590000
Description
Computer-related professional services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
73100000
Description
Research and experimental development services
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212213
Description
Operating system enhancement software development services
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212421
Description
Facilities management software development services
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212422
Description
Software development services suites
Entry 15
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212430
Description
Inventory management software development services
Entry 16
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212481
Description
Sales or marketing software development services
Entry 17
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212510
Description
Communication software development services
Entry 18
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212517
Description
IT software development services
Entry 19
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212781
Description
System management software development services
Entry 20
Scheme
CPV
Id
72232000
Description
Development of transaction processing and custom software
Entry 21
Scheme
CPV
Id
72242000
Description
Design-modelling services
Entry 22
Scheme
CPV
Id
72265000
Description
Software configuration services
Entry 23
Scheme
CPV
Id
72267000
Description
Software maintenance and repair services
Entry 24
Scheme
CPV
Id
72267100
Description
Maintenance of information technology software
Entry 25
Scheme
CPV
Id
72268000
Description
Software supply services

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
2 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081456-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Aug 2026, 15:37
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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