IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Description

The Department for Finance (DoF) on behalf of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) is in the process of reviewing the solution used to provide cloud services to customers. The current contract expires in March 2021. As part of this preparation, Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is running a Market Engagement exercise on behalf of the Department, and are inviting suitably qualified and experienced suppliers who may have an interest in this project to complete the attached questionnaire to assist the Department in gaining a better understanding of the feasibility of the requirement, the most appropriate approach, additional aspects that could be considered, the capacity of the market to deliver and any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. The Department for Finance (DoF) on behalf of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) is in the process of reviewing the solution used to provide cloud services to customers. The current contract expires in March 2021. As part of this preparation, Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is running a Market Engagement exercise on behalf of the Department, and are inviting suitably qualified and experienced suppliers who may have an interest in this project to complete the attached questionnaire to assist the Department in gaining a better understanding of the feasibility of the requirement, the most appropriate approach, additional aspects that could be considered, the capacity of the market to deliver and any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. Interested parties are requested to complete the questionnaire within Annexe B and return it via eTendersNI, by 3:00 p.m. on 12.4.2019. Any requests for clarification relating to this exercise must be communicated using the secure messaging function on the eTendersNI portal. Responses to requests for clarification will be communicated by CPD to all interested suppliers through the eTendersNI messaging system. Your completed questionnaire should be uploaded within the eTendersNI portal via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) clarifications messaging function. Instructions on how to submit your feedback can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough available through the homepage of the portal.