Planning

Request for Information: Provision of an Occupational Exposure Monitoring Service

NORTHERN IRELAND HOUSING EXECUTIVE

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Planning

12 Jan 2023 at 15:30

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) titled "Request for Information: Provision of an Occupational Exposure Monitoring Service" for health and safety consultancy services. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with a future notice date of 1st June 2023. Businesses in the health and safety consultancy services industry may consider this opportunity to provide occupational exposure monitoring services to the Housing Executive by submitting cost estimates before the deadline of 31st January 2023.

The Housing Executive is seeking information and cost estimates for monitoring services to ensure the occupational health and safety of their staff working in various settings, including hazardous work areas. Interested suppliers should engage with Tricia Durnin at tricia.durnin@nihe.gov.uk for further details and submission guidelines. This opportunity primarily suits businesses in the health and safety services sector, particularly those with expertise in occupational exposure monitoring, noise monitoring, and vibration monitoring services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Request for Information: Provision of an Occupational Exposure Monitoring Service

Notice Description

The Housing Executive requires information regarding potential costs in the provision of an occupational exposure monitoring service. Please see Section II.2.4 Description for further details.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Housing Executive is considering arranging a service to carry out occupational exposure monitoring of staff in our Direct Labour Organisation (DLO). DLO is the Housing Executive's in-house maintenance service. DLO staff are direct employees of the Housing Executive and cover Grounds Maintenance, Response Maintenance and Electrical Inspection. The Housing Executive may require a service to carry out exposure monitoring for: (1) Static work sites within our DLO Depots including: welding stations, mechanical work areas and stores which includes exposure to: hazardous vapours, fumes or dusts e.g. chemicals, paints, solvents, wood dusts, or as identified by the COSHH Risk Assessment process; vibration when using vibrating tools or equipment, such as sanders, hand and bench grinders, reciprocating saws, air ratchetts, portable hand drills etc.; and noise from tools/plant and processes; and (2) A representative sample of staff working on transient work sites, where staff carry out various operations when undertaking Grounds Maintenance (outdoors) and Response Maintenance operations (mostly indoors); which includes exposure to hazardous vapours, fumes or dusts, noise and vibration. Techniques for noise must include personal monitoring and static/background monitoring, for hazardous substances must include personal monitoring and static monitoring where deemed necessary. On-tool monitoring is to be used for vibration. The Housing Executive request that interested suppliers provide us with estimated costs for an occupational exposure monitoring service. An information document containing further information about DLO and a breakdown of what monitoring services we estimate is required is available on request. Please see Section II.2.14 on how to obtain further information. Additional information: To request the information document please email Tricia Durnin tricia.durnin@nihe.gov.uk providing your organisation name, contact name and contact email address no later than 12pm Friday 20 January 2023. Cost estimates must be returned to tricia.durnin@nihe.gov.uk via email no later than 4pm Tuesday 31 January 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0396ff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000995-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71317200 - Health and safety services

71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 May 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN IRELAND HOUSING EXECUTIVE
Contact Name
Tricia Durnin
Contact Email
tricia.durnin@nihe.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8BP
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Further Information

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