Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 2 Oct 2026, 16:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 6641977 Department of Finance LPS Ordnance Survey eCommerce Procurement Project - PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT

Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD

ServicesBelow threshold
Budget not disclosed£1≈ £0 / year · £1 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 1 Jan 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 9 yrsstarts 30 Jun 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE

PLEASE NOTE:

The Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire can be accessed in the Cft Documents area.

The Department of Finance (DoF) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide a new Land and Property Services (LPS) Ordnance Survey NI (OSNI) E-Commerce Solution, to include development, support and maintenance. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to Suppliers. Prior to initiating the procurement, the DoF wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process • gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion • gain insight into potential innovative solutions and possibilities for delivery • Understand risks and issues not previously considered • inform the Outline Business Case; and • inform any necessary Procurement Strategy.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, BEFORE 15:00 on the date specified below under 'Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate'.

Depending on the volume of responses, the Department of Finance may wish to follow up the questionnaire with online meetings with respondents. Further detail is included within the PME Questionnaire.

CPV: Aerial mapping services · Digital mapping services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Map-making services · Rural areas mapping services · Software package and information systems · Urban areas mapping services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 9 yrs
Contract period: 30 Jun 2027 — 29 Jun 2036 (9 yrs)Delivery: Northern Ireland
48000000 Software package and information systems71222100 Urban areas mapping services71222200 Rural areas mapping services71354000 Map-making services71354100 Digital mapping services71354200 Aerial mapping services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Oct 2026, 16:30 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2026, 16:30 BST
Authority reference
ID 6641977
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Aerial mapping servicesDigital mapping servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportMap-making servicesRural areas mapping servicesSoftware package and information systemsUrban areas mapping services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07801f

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    2 Oct 2026, 16:30 BST
  2. Market engagementin 31 days
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    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 6641977. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time more…detailed above. The PME questionnaire and associated documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/
  3. Tender notice expectedin 91 days
    1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 270 days
    30 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 16:30 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Department of Finance

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PZYG-5689-ZDTW Lanyon Plaza 7 Lanyon Place, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 3LP

Other public bodies

  • CPDBeneficiary authority
  • CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV Belfast, Northern Ireland

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure