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Preliminary Market Engagement: Prescription Processing and Validation Solution
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 and research 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 8 days, starting 20 October 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 49 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
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.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 098857-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
156Awards
33Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- DH Opco UK Ltd4 contracts
- One Advanced Limited2 contracts
- Arcanum Information Security Limited1 contract
- Egton Medical Information Systems Limited1 contract
- Elite Training (Ni) Limited1 contract
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- £5.5mestimated
From notice 098857-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 20 October 2026.