DOF - CIVIL SERVICE PENSIONS (CSP) SYSTEMS PROJECT 2025 - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT

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***Pre Market Engagement only*** The Department of Finance's Civil Service Pensions (CSP) plan to establish a contract for the provision of an IT Pensions administration and payroll system (including an accounting package). CSP wishes to engage with the market at this stage to establish the level of market interest, to understand the capacity of the market to deliver and any possible risks or issues that may not have been previously considered, gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions, help define the requirements and to gather information that will be beneficial in the retendering process. Suitably qualified and experienced suppliers who may have an interest in this project are invited to complete the questionnaire that is available to registered suppliers via the documents areas of the CfT on eTendersNI for this Pre Market Engagement. In responding, you should understand that detailed and lengthy submissions are not necessary at this stage. However we would welcome any pertinent information on your company’s capability and views on an approach to the required services. Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and CSP. Interested parties shall bear their own costs of participation in this Market Engagement of whatever nature. CSP shall not be liable for the costs, expenses or losses howsoever arising (including, without limitation, any loss of profit or other economic loss incurred), regardless of the outcome of the Market Engagement. The next stage in the process will be considered once this exercise has been completed. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, within this CFT, BEFORE 3PM ON 21 JUNE 2021.** Lot 1: ***Pre Market Engagement only*** The Department of Finance's Civil Service Pensions (CSP) plan to establish a contract for the provision of an IT Pensions administration and payroll system (including an accounting package). CSP wishes to engage with the market at this stage to establish the level of market interest, to understand the capacity of the market to deliver and any possible risks or issues that may not have been previously considered, gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions, help define the requirements and to gather information that will be beneficial in the retendering process. Suitably qualified and experienced suppliers who may have an interest in this project are invited to complete the questionnaire that is available to registered suppliers via the documents areas of the CfT on eTendersNI for this Pre Market Engagement. In responding, you should understand that detailed and lengthy submissions are not necessary at this stage. However we would welcome any pertinent information on your company’s capability and views on an approach to the required services. Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and CSP. Interested parties shall bear their own costs of participation in this Market Engagement of whatever nature. CSP shall not be liable for the costs, expenses or losses howsoever arising (including, without limitation, any loss of profit or other economic loss incurred), regardless of the outcome of the Market Engagement. The next stage in the process will be considered once this exercise has been completed. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, within this CFT, BEFORE 3PM ON 21 JUNE 2021.**