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NI FE Colleges – Provision, Development and Support of a Learner Management System and On-line Portal (PME)
Descriptions
The Further Education Sector in Northern Ireland, comprising of 6 Regional Colleges, is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier for provision, development and Support of a Learner Management System and On-line Portal, as detailed in the Pre-Market Engagement documentation.
The NI FE Colleges wish to engage with the market at this stage to; establish the level of market interest, understand the capacity of the market to deliver, understand 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 tendering 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 area 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 provision of the required services.
Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute a contractual agreement between the respondent and NWRC, NI FE Colleges. Interested parties shall bear their own costs of participation in this Market Engagement. NWRC, on behalf of the NI FE Colleges 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 10 DECEMBER 2025** PLEASE NOTE: The Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire can be accessed in the Cft Documents area
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CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72700000 - Computer network services
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212311 - Document management software development services
72300000 - Data services
72500000 - Computer-related services
72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
48311100 - Document management system
72246000 - Systems consultancy services
48311000 - Document management software package
48422000 - software package suites
48517000 - IT software package
Keywords
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document lifecycle manager
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Possible Competitors
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