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ID 6509258 - DFC - NMNI - Key management system for all museum sites - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT

Computer support services
Computer-related services
Emergency and security equipment
+12 more
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published value
£400,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI): "ID 6509258 - DFC - NMNI - Key management system for all museum sites - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT". Published status: planning. Published value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNational Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI)Scope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£400,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI)
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Bid counts are not published for this buyer
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 4 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNational Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI)
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published23 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
Last source update23 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationComputer support services, Computer-related services, Emergency and security equipment, Helpdesk and support services, Locks, keys and hinges, Security equipment, Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment, Surveillance and security systems and devices, System and support services, Systems and technical consultancy services, Systems support services, Technical computer support services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0689d6
What is being bought
**Preliminary Market Engagement** The Department for Communities, National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI), is preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract for a the provision, support and maintenance of a Key Management System for all NMNI sites. The contract duration is estimated to be 8 years. The potential scale and scope of this contract is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement, NMNI wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline of 3pm on 26th May 2026. Please see document entitled "ID 6509258 - PME Questionnaire Key Management System" in CfT documents for further detail.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £400,000
    23 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
  2. Status changed to planning
    23 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    23 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    23 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    23 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
  2. Procedure published
    23 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. engagement
    26 May 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    If you wish to participate in the Contracting Authority’s Preliminary Market Engagement for this requirement, a questionnaire for completion is available via eTendersNI under ID 6509258. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI)

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHRL-2489-HJBV
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  • CPD - Supplies & Services Division
    processContactPoint
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV
    303 Airport Road West, Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9ED, GB
    SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • National Museums NI
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PHRL-2489-HJBV
    Ulster Folk Museum, Holywood, UKN09, BT18 0EU, GB
    SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published