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Prior Information Notice

Integrated Children’s Social Care Finance Solution - Request for Information

  • First published: 26 February 2025
  • Last modified: 26 February 2025
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To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04cdf0
Published by:
Procurement and Logistics Service
Authority ID:
AA20085
Publication date:
26 February 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Prior Information Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to:

• Assess the marketplace to determine the scope and capability of Integrated Children’s Social Care Finance Solutions (ICSCFS) currently available or the ability to provide a bespoke solution;

• Gain an understanding of where, how, over what timescales, and at what costs, these solutions, if previously developed, have been successfully implemented in health systems of a similar or larger scale to HSCNI;

• Gain an indication of likely costs of implementing an ICSCFS solution in NI;

• Gauge the interest in the market of the potential opportunity to provide an ICSCFS solution for NI;

• Learn from any recognised “good practice” in other clients and jurisdictions

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Procurement and Logistics Service

77 Boucher Crescent

Belfast

BT12 6HU

UK

E-mail: ict.sourcing@hscni.net

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Integrated Children’s Social Care Finance Solution - Request for Information

Reference number: 5731690

II.1.2) Main CPV code

72000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to:

• Assess the marketplace to determine the scope and capability of Integrated Children’s Social Care Finance Solutions (ICSCFS) currently available or the ability to provide a bespoke solution;

• Gain an understanding of where, how, over what timescales, and at what costs, these solutions, if previously developed, have been successfully implemented in health systems of a similar or larger scale to HSCNI;

• Gain an indication of likely costs of implementing an ICSCFS solution in NI;

• Gauge the interest in the market of the potential opportunity to provide an ICSCFS solution for NI;

• Learn from any recognised “good practice” in other clients and jurisdictions

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

66000000

66170000

66171000

66172000

72230000

72262000

85000000

72200000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKN

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to:

• Assess the marketplace to determine the scope and capability of Integrated Children’s Social Care Finance Solutions (ICSCFS) currently available or the ability to provide a bespoke solution;

• Gain an understanding of where, how, over what timescales, and at what costs, these solutions, if previously developed, have been successfully implemented in health systems of a similar or larger scale to HSCNI;

• Gain an indication of likely costs of implementing an ICSCFS solution in NI;

• Gauge the interest in the market of the potential opportunity to provide an ICSCFS solution for NI;

• Learn from any recognised “good practice” in other clients and jurisdictions

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

08/01/2025

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

07/01/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
72230000 Custom software development services Software programming and consultancy services
66000000 Financial and insurance services Finance and Related Services
66171000 Financial consultancy services Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66170000 Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services Banking and investment services
66172000 Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
85000000 Health and social work services Other Services
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support Computer and Related Services
72262000 Software development services Software-related services
72200000 Software programming and consultancy services IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
ict.sourcing@hscni.net
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

Date Details
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