Prescription Processing and Validation (PPV) Solution

Official notice

Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Planned pipeline value£1pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 12 yrs 1 moends 29 Oct 2037 · starts 8 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a preliminary market engagement notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the provision of prescription processing and validation

solutions. To this end, the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics

Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), wish to engage

with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of potential requirements through the

completion of a questionnaire. Instructions for completion of the questionnaire are

available via the eTendersNI CfT [Ref: 6188500] and relevant preliminary market

engagement documents. Suppliers should not that any interest shown does not constitute

a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

CPV: Computer upgrade services · Computer-related management services · Computer-related professional services · Computer-related services · Custom software development services · Design-modelling services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services · Internet services · Software configuration services · Software implementation services · Software integration consultancy services · +7 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 12 yrs 1 mo

Contract period: 8 Oct 2025 – 29 Oct 2037 (12 yrs 1 mo)

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 72222000 Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services 72226000 System software acceptance testing consultancy services 72227000 Software integration consultancy services 72230000 Custom software development services 72242000 Design-modelling services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
Last source update: 8 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
Authority reference: 6188500
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-063261
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Computer upgrade servicesComputer-related management servicesComputer-related professional servicesComputer-related servicesCustom software development servicesDesign-modelling servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInformation systems or technology strategic review and planning servicesInternet servicesSoftware configuration services
+9 more
Software implementation servicesSoftware integration consultancy services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05aa72 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

8 Oct 2025 → 29 Oct 2025 · 3 dates

Contract starts384 days ago
8 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Planning notice published383 days ago
8 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
Market engagement362 days ago
29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
This is a preliminary market engagement notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the provision of prescription processing and validation
solutions. To this end, the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics
Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), wish to engage
with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of potential requirements through the
completion of a questionnaire. Instructions for completion of the questionnaire are
available via the eTendersNI CfT [Ref: 6188500] and relevant preliminary market
engagement documents. Suppliers should not that any interest shown does not constitute
a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
8 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Business services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PWNJ-1991-NGDW 77 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 6HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST