Scope
Reference
ID 5828073
Description
The Department for Economy is preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract for a Case Management System (CMS) and public portal to replace the current line of business system that supports the Office of Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal (OITFET) business workflow and processes. The contract duration is estimated to be between five and ten years. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement, DfE wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above. Please see document entitled "ID 5680789 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Questionnaire" for further detail.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 2 January 2026 to 1 January 2031
- Possible extension to 1 January 2035
- 9 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72230000 - Custom software development services
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72252000 - Computer archiving services
- 72260000 - Software-related services
- 72261000 - Software support services
- 72262000 - Software development services
- 72263000 - Software implementation services
- 72268000 - Software supply services
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72310000 - Data-processing services
- 72317000 - Data storage services
- 72320000 - Database services
- 72322000 - Data management services
- 72330000 - Content or data standardization and classification services
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Engagement
Engagement deadline
31 July 2025
Engagement process description
Any Suppliers wishing to participate in the Contracting Authority's Preliminary Market Engagement for
this requirement, must complete the questionnaire available via eTendersNI under ID 5828073. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 October 2025
Contracting authority
Department for the Economy
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZXX-5679-MBYZ
Department for the Economy, Adelaide House, 39/49 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8FD
United Kingdom
Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Website: https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
CPD - Suppliers & Services Division
Summary of their role in this procurement: Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWG-8426-YWXV
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast