Computer-related services

Tender description

The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC), the only Local Government Pension Scheme in N. Ireland, is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract(s) with a supplier(s) to deliver an integrated finance and procurement platform to support transformation of its business processes and deliver business efficiencies. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating a formal procurement exercise NILGOSC wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. This is a pre-market engagement exercise. The objectives of this exercise are to: • gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion; • provide confidence around viability of concept; • gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions; • understand risks and issues not previously considered; • inform the outline business case; • inform the procurement strategy; and • prevent the department from advertising an unachievable project. Interested parties are requested to complete the questionnaire within the CFT documents area (ID 3128845) and return it via eTendersNI by 3 p.m. on Tuesday 17 November 2020. 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.