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ID 6241865 DFE - Invest Northern Ireland - Customer Relationship Management - PRE-MARKET ENGAGAMENT

Invest Northern Ireland · Central government

In brief

Invest Northern Ireland has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 110 months, up to 158 months with extensions, starting 1 February 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 20 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Invest Northern Ireland is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier for a CRM system. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. This exercise is being used to determine the potential for any possible future contracts and their estimated value. This market sounding does not guarantee the commencement of a commercial competition resulting in monetary income or future outlay. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, BEFORE 15:00 on the 5th May 2026. The PME questionnaire and associated documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 039779-2026

About the buyer

  1. MTC for repairs & maintenance of CCTV, door access & PA systems

    Belfast City CouncilNorthern IrelandLeisure, culture and events, Security

    Closing soon2 days leftLow competition

    £400kestimated
  2. P-3380 Accounts Payable Document Capture Solution

    TranslinkNorthern IrelandIT services and software

    Closing soon4 days leftSmall contract

    £298kestimated
  3. T26-113BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme

    Derry City and Strabane District CouncilNorthern IrelandMarketing and communications, IT services and software

    Closing soon6 days left

    £450kestimated
  4. T26-121CRO Committee Management Software

    Derry City and Strabane District CouncilNorthern IrelandIT services and software

    Closing soon6 days leftSmall contract

    £45kestimated
  5. ID 6723703 - DOF - EDD - NICS Identity Assurance (NIDA) Solution

    Northern Ireland Policing BoardNorthern IrelandIT services and software

    Closing soon6 days left

    £5.5mestimated

From notice 039779-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.