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# Preliminary Market Engagement for Secure Offsite Storage of Records and Records Management Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-for-secure-offsite-storage-of-records-and-records-management-ocds-h6vhtk-06afe0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service: "Preliminary Market Engagement for Secure Offsite Storage of Records and Records Management Service". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/business-services-organisation-procurement-and-logistics-ser-nhs-z7906)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Records management, Storage and retrieval services, Storage and warehousing services, Storage services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-for-secure-offsite-storage-of-records-and-records-management-ocds-h6vhtk-06afe0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06afe0`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-for-secure-offsite-storage-of-records-and-records-management-ocds-h6vhtk-06afe0#tl-md)

## Description
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice to inform and seek engagement with potential suppliers for Secure Offsite Storage of Records and Records Management Service for Health and Social Care for Northern Ireland (HSCNI). To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of HSCNI to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area Call for Tender (CfT) ref 6338997. All correspondence in relation to this PME will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Monday 22nd June 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 63120000, 63121000, 63121100, 79996100

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F053836-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-08T13:31:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:46:48.769Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06afe0