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# ID 3720380 - DfC – HED Digital Transformation - Pre-market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-3720380-dfc-hed-digital-transformation-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-02ff6b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division: "ID 3720380 - DfC – HED Digital Transformation - Pre-market Engagement". 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 for Communities, Historic Environment Division](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-communities-historic-environment-division-GB-FTS-93358)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer support and consultancy services, Computer-related management services, Computer-related services, Database and operating software package, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ff6b`

## 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/id-3720380-dfc-hed-digital-transformation-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-02ff6b#tl-md)

## Description
IID 3720380 - DFC - HED Digital Transformation - PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT
EXCERCISE
DfC - HED and CPD are conducting Pre-Market Engagement exercise with a view to preparing the procurement and to inform economic operators of the opportunity of the future procurement requirements. The purpose of the document, which is a Pre-Engagement
Information Memorandum and Questionnaire, is to seek advice/ information from organisations who may wish to tender via the
procurement process. 
The objectives of this exercise are to:
• Gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion, resulting in a confidence around viability of concept;
• Gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions;
• Understand risks and issues not previously considered;
• Inform the outline business case;
• Inform the procurement strategy; and
• prevent the department from advertising an unachievable project 
**PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION IS 3PM ON THURSDAY 23 DECEMBER 2021. IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO RESPOND TO CLARIFICATIONS AFTER THIS TIME. ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI (under reference ID 3720380), BEFORE 3PM ON THURSDAY 6 JANUARY 2021**.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 48600000, 48800000, 48900000, 72500000, 72510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Pre-Market engagement exercise

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030708-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-09T15:45:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:01:01.122Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ff6b