How to win: Preliminary Market Engagement for Secure Offsite Storage of Records and Records Management Service

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This is a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice to inform and seek engagement with potential suppliers for Secure Offsite Storage of Records and Records Management Service for Health and Social Care for Northern Ireland (HSCNI). To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of HSCNI to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area Call for Tender (CfT) ref 6338997. All correspondence in relation to this PME will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Monday 22nd June 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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