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Opportunity overview
The Department of Finance, Department Solicitors Office (DSO) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide a Case Management System. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement DSO wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process.
Classification
CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
CPV50310000 — Maintenance and repair of office machinery
CPV50321000 — Repair services of personal computers
CPV64216200 — Electronic information services
CPV72200000 — Software programming and consultancy services
CPV79100000 — Legal services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
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.
The deadline for return of pme submissions has been extended.
Id
094314-2026
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning
Contract period
Starts
1 May 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2034, 23:59
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
50310000
Description
Maintenance and repair of office machinery
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
50321000
Description
Repair services of personal computers
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
64216200
Description
Electronic information services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72200000
Description
Software programming and consultancy services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Planning and budget
Milestones
Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The objectives of this market engagement exercise are to:
• gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion
• provide confidence around viability of concept
• gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions
• understand risks and issues not previously considered
• inform the Outline Business Case; and
• inform any necessary Procurement Strategy.
If you wish to participate in the Contracting Authority's Preliminary Market Engagement for this requirement, a questionnaire for completion is available via eTendersNI under ID 6617419.
The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above.
In addition, depending on the volume of responses, the Department of Finance may wish to follow up the questionnaire with online meetings with respondents. Further detail is included within the PME Questionnaire and Associated documents.
The PME questionnaire and associated documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/
Due
23 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
094314-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
089743-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
094314-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Department of Finance’s Departmental Solicitors Office (DSO) is conducting preliminary market engagement before starting a procurement for a legal case management system. This is an early-stage planned procurement to assess market interest; it is not evidence that a tender is currently open for bids.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers of legal case management software, implementation, software consultancy, electronic information services and associated support/maintenance.
Key points identified
Core solutionProvide a Case Management System.Evidence: “establish a contract with a Supplier to provide a Case Management System”
Supplier participationSuppliers are invited to express market interest in participating in the future procurement process; response method is unknown.Evidence: “DSO wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process.”
Supplier eligibility criteriaUnknown at market-engagement stage.Evidence: No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice data.
94% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Department of Finance’s Departmental Solicitors Office (DSO) is conducting preliminary market engagement before starting a procurement for a legal case management system. This is an early-stage planned procurement to assess market interest; it is not evidence that a tender is currently open for bids.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers of legal case management software, implementation, software consultancy, electronic information services and associated support/maintenance.
Key deliverables
Case management system for DSO
Potential associated software, information-system, consultancy and support services
Market-interest participation before formal procurement
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Core solution
99% confidence
Provide a Case Management System.
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“establish a contract with a Supplier to provide a Case Management System”
Supplier participation
97% confidence
Suppliers are invited to express market interest in participating in the future procurement process; response method is unknown.
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“DSO wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage.
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No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice data.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_sme is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_vcse is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
65% confidence
Unknown; source data contains a maximum value of GBP 1, which appears unreliable as an indication of contract value.
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value_min is null; value_max is 1; currency is GBP.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing, payment, contract duration or commercial terms are stated.
Delivery
Delivery region
97% confidence
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Delivery location region is UKN, country is United Kingdom.
Buyer location
99% confidence
Belfast, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom.
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Buyer location is Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom.
Implementation and support model
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No delivery, hosting, implementation or support arrangements are stated.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement stage
99% confidence
Planning / preliminary market engagement.
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stage is planning; notice type is “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Competition status
99% confidence
Early-stage planned procurement; no formal bid opportunity or submission deadline is stated.
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The buyer is “currently preparing to initiate a procurement process” and tender_start_at and submission_deadline are null.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown.
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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage uncertainty
99% confidence
The scope, procurement route, evaluation criteria, timetable, contract duration and submission requirements have not been stated and may change before a formal tender.
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The notice is preliminary market engagement and states DSO is preparing to initiate procurement; relevant fields are null.
Value data anomaly
88% confidence
The recorded maximum value of GBP 1 is unlikely to represent a usable estimate of the intended contract value.
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value_max is 1 GBP while the notice describes a potentially significant opportunity.
No bidding deadline
99% confidence
No deadline for tender submission is available.
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submission_deadline is null.
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