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Preliminary Market Engagement: Electronic Archiving and Retrieval Solution for WHSCT

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · Central government

In brief

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service 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 estimated value is £1 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 weeks, starting 24 September 2026.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 50 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) for the purposes of informing and engaging with potential service providers regarding the upcoming public competition for an Electronic Archiving and Retrieval Solution for the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). To this end, this market view will be obtained through the completion of a questionnaire. Instructions for the completion of the questionnaire are available via the eTendersNI CfT [Ref: 6725524] 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.

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 090526-2026

About the buyer

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceLast 12 months

Procurements

154

Awards

36

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

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From notice 090526-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 24 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.