Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-000021/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable
Prior information notice without call for competition
Services
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Procurement and Logistics Service
Postal address: 77 Boucher Crescent
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT12 6HU
Country: United Kingdom
Email: ict.sourcing@hscni.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:
The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available.
Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible,free of charge,at:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Request for Information – Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) Information and Technology Services and Support
Reference number: 5161069
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Request for Information – Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) Information and Technology Services and Support
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 1.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 48000000
Main CPV code: 72200000
Main CPV code: 72210000
Main CPV code: 72230000
Main CPV code: 72260000
Main CPV code: 72300000
Main CPV code: 72310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
RQIA wish to engage with the marketplace to see if their current services and support could be delivered by other commercial partners and as a result a Value for Money competition run between potential suppliers, specifically:
• Identify solution options, with indicative timescales and costs, from the market’s approach to delivering a replacement for the existing solution.
• Learn from any recognised “good practice” approaches and techniques utilised by other regulator clients in other jurisdictions.
• Gauge the interest in the market of the potential opportunity to provide a replacement for the existing solution which could improve the operational effectiveness of RQIA.
II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.14) Additional information: To register please go to Help and supplier walkthrough guides are available. from A telephone helpline is also available from the home page of eTendersNI. or you may contact the helpdesk via email, ni-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com. Completed responses must be submitted via the eTendersNI portal, the deadline for submission of RFI responses is 30/01/2024 at 15.00 hours. All correspondence in relation to this market engagement will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area within project reference [5161069], this includes submission of RFI responses.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-12-02
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2024-01-02
