Preliminary Market Engagement: Northern Ireland Drug Masterfile Solution
Details
- Value
- £1
- Topic
- Industry specific software package
- Published
- 19 March 2026
- Submission
- 9 April 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
This is a preliminary market engagement notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the provision of the Northern Ireland (NI) Drug Masterfile Solution. 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: 6463406] and relevant preliminary market engagement documents. Suppliers should note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published19 March 2026Current notice
About the buyer
HSC Business Services Organisation provides shared business support to the health and social care system in Northern Ireland, and buys as a regional healthcare body through its Procurement and Logistics Service. PaLS lets and manages contracts for goods and services on behalf of the family of HSC organisations. Every competition above the quotation threshold is advertised on the eTendersNI portal, where suppliers register to view documents and submit returns. Smaller requirements go out as quotations through eTendersNI. Twelve category sourcing teams work from eight sites across Northern Ireland.
UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.
Over the past 5 years, most of HSC Business Services Organisation's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, IT services and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 48100000 · Industry specific software package
- 48180000 · Medical software package
- 48612000 · Database-management system
- 72200000 · Software programming and consultancy services
- 72212000 · Programming services of application software
- 72212517 · IT software development services
- 72222300 · Information technology services
- 72261000 · Software support services
- 72267000 · Software maintenance and repair services
- 72416000 · Application service providers
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hsc-business-services-organisation.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hsc-business-services-organisation.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hsc-business-services-organisation.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hsc-business-services-organisation.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hsc-business-services-organisation.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hsc-business-services-organisation.gov |
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