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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: 6793562] 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
CPV72590000 — Computer-related professional services
CPV73100000 — Research and experimental development services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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098857-2026Preliminary 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
Early-stage market engagement for information on a Prescription Processing and Validation (PPV) Solution for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. Potential suppliers are invited to complete a questionnaire; this is not an open tender or a commitment to a future procurement.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for organisations with prescription-processing and validation solution expertise. Participation requirements beyond the questionnaire are unknown.
Key points identified
Market-engagement questionnairePotential suppliers are invited to complete a questionnaire.Evidence: “wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of potential requirements through the completion of a questionnaire.”
Solution subjectPrescription Processing and Validation (PPV) Solution.Evidence: “provision of the Prescription Processing and Validation (PPV) Solution.”
Questionnaire accessInstructions and documents are available through eTendersNI CfT reference 6793562.Evidence: “Instructions for completion of the questionnaire are available via the eTendersNI CfT [Ref: 6793562] and relevant preliminary market engagement documents.”
95% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified5 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement for information on a Prescription Processing and Validation (PPV) Solution for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. Potential suppliers are invited to complete a questionnaire; this is not an open tender or a commitment to a future procurement.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for organisations with prescription-processing and validation solution expertise. Participation requirements beyond the questionnaire are unknown.
Key deliverables
Market information via questionnaire regarding a Prescription Processing and Validation (PPV) Solution
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Market-engagement questionnaire
99% confidence
Potential suppliers are invited to complete a questionnaire.
View supporting evidence
“wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of potential requirements through the completion of a questionnaire.”
Solution subject
99% confidence
Prescription Processing and Validation (PPV) Solution.
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“provision of the Prescription Processing and Validation (PPV) Solution.”
Questionnaire access
99% confidence
Instructions and documents are available through eTendersNI CfT reference 6793562.
View supporting evidence
“Instructions for completion of the questionnaire are available via the eTendersNI CfT [Ref: 6793562] and relevant preliminary market engagement documents.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice text.
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
98% confidence
Unknown; source value_max is GBP 1, which is not supported or explained by the notice description.
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value_min is null; value_max is 1; currency is GBP. The description gives no commercial value.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No commercial terms are stated in the supplied notice text.
Delivery
Delivery location
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The only supplied location is explicitly labelled “Buyer location” (Belfast, UKN06, BT12 6HU), not a delivery location.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No tender, contract start or contract end dates are supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming / planning: early-stage preliminary market engagement, not an open tender.
View supporting evidence
display_status is “upcoming”; stage and source_status are “planning”; notice_type is “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Engagement route
99% confidence
Questionnaire via eTendersNI CfT reference 6793562.
View supporting evidence
“Instructions for completion of the questionnaire are available via the eTendersNI CfT [Ref: 6793562]”.
Future tender participation
99% confidence
Interest does not commit suppliers to any future tender exercise.
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“any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.”
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 scope risk
99% confidence
This is market engagement only; final scope, procurement route, timetable, commercial terms and future submission requirements are unknown.
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The notice seeks “a market view of potential requirements”; stage is planning and display_status is upcoming.
No commitment to future tender
99% confidence
Engagement does not establish a future tender opportunity or participant commitment.
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“any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.”
Classification breadth
98% confidence
The supplied CPV list is broad and includes software development, support, maintenance, supply, data, professional and research services. It should be treated as discovery metadata rather than confirmed scope.
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Supplied classifications contain multiple IT and research CPV codes; the narrative only expressly identifies a PPV Solution and questionnaire-based market engagement.
Unexplained monetary value
98% confidence
The source records value_max as GBP 1, but provides no supporting commercial explanation; this should not be treated as the anticipated contract value.
View supporting evidence
value_max is 1 and currency is GBP; the notice description contains no value information.
Lot information incomplete
99% confidence
A planning lot with ID 1 is present but has no title, description, value or deadline, so no distinct lot scope can be established.
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Lot 1 has null title, description, value_amount and submission_deadline.
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