PME - DfE – Careers Strategy Delivery and Performance – Development of a Careers and Skills Website

Tender description

**PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC TENDER COMPETITION - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE ONLY** The Department for the Economy’s Careers Service is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to garner market views on the development of a new modern, engaging, single-contact point website for careers information and advice. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders and information received from this exercise will be evaluated by the Department then used to inform decisions on a future procurement process. Prior to initiating the procurement the Department wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. The objectives of this exercise are therefore 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 and return it via eTendersNI by 3.00pm on Thursday 30th June 2022. 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.