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title: "DoF - IT Assist - Managed Print Service PME"
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# DoF - IT Assist - Managed Print Service PME

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dof-it-assist-managed-print-service-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-028ca5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Finance - IT Assist: "DoF - IT Assist - Managed Print Service PME". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Finance - IT Assist](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-finance-it-assist-GB-FTS-69871)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028ca5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dof-it-assist-managed-print-service-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-028ca5#tl-md)

## Description
Department of Finance IT Assist are considering how best to procure a Managed Print Service. Construction and procurement delivery (CPD) is running a pre-procurement engagement on behalf of DoF-IT Assist and is inviting suitably qualified and experienced suppliers who may have an interest in this project to complete a questionnaire via eTendersNI under ID 3295452, to assist DoF - IT Assist in gaining a better understanding of the feasibility of their requirements, the most appropriate approach, the capacity of the market to deliver and any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. Any information provided in response to this market engagement exercise marked as commercially sensitive will be treated as such. Interested parties are requested to complete a questionnaire via eTendersNI under ID 3295452, which will be available within the next few days and return it via eTendersNI messaging function by 15.00 on Wednesday 10 February 2021. Please note detailed and lengthy submissions are not necessary at this stage. Nonetheless, we welcome any pertinent information on your company's capability and views on an approach to the provision of a range of required services. Respondents' views or submissions will not be individually identified or revealed to third parties.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 30100000, 48000000, 72000000, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Department of Finance IT Assist are considering how best to procure a Managed Print Service. Construction and procurement delivery (CPD) is running a pre-procurement engagement on behalf of DoF-IT Assist and is inviting suitably qualified and experie...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001359-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-22T15:16:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:55:50.477Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028ca5