Planning

Disinfection Products for use on Human Skin and Hard Surfaces (5841475)

BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE

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Planning

10 Mar 2025 at 16:04

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) in Belfast is conducting a pre-market engagement for the procurement of Disinfection Products for use on Human Skin and Hard Surfaces. This initiative is aimed at servicing Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts in Northern Ireland. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a pre-market engagement milestone scheduled until 25 March 2025. Interested economic operators are encouraged to respond by 3 PM on the deadline date. This engagement is solely for information gathering to better understand market capabilities and does not constitute a competitive tender process at this stage.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses involved in the manufacturing or distribution of medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. Companies that can provide reliable, high-quality disinfection products that meet Draft Specifications and ethical procurement standards are well-suited to engage in this process. Although this notice is not an active tender, it allows businesses to position themselves for future opportunities with HSCNI. An actual call for tender will be published at a later date, giving participating businesses a head start in understanding the requirements and preparing their proposals.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Disinfection Products for use on Human Skin and Hard Surfaces (5841475)

Notice Description

This Notice seeks engagement with applicable economic operators to gather information associated with the supply/delivery of Disinfection Products for use on Human Skin and Hard Surfaces to Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts in Northern Ireland (NI) in order to gain a better understanding of the market/options available to service HSCNI's requirements in this area. in particular, information is sought in relation to Draft Specification of Requirements (Product/Product Range Availability) and Ethical Procurement considerations. This Notice relates to the Pre-Market Engagement under 5856133. The Call for Tender will be published under 5841475 at a later date.

Planning Information

This Notice seeks engagement with applicable economic operators to gather information associated with the supply/delivery of Disinfection Products for use on Human Skin and Hard Surfaces to Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts in Northern Ireland (NI) in order to gain a better understanding of the market/options available to service HSCNI’s requirements in this area. In particular, information is sought in relation to Draft Specification of Requirements and Ethical Procurement considerations. The information gathered will help inform HSCNI of market capacity/capability and assist in the development/execution of a new tendering exercise aimed at re-establishing a compliant and effective contract for the supply and delivery of Disinfection Products for use on Human Skin and Hard Surfaces. To this end, Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), in conjunction with its HSCNI Client, intends to engage with economic operators via a Pre-Market Engagement exercise. Economic operators interested in participating in such pre-market engagement should access the ‘Disinfection Products for use on Human Skin and Hard Surfaces [5841475] - Pre-Market Engagement' opportunity via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number [5856133]. Please disregard previously published noticed 5841595. Response to the pre-market engagement is to be received as instructed by the deadline of 3pm on 25th March 2025, with any request for clarification being received as instructed no later than noon on 18th March 2025. Economic operators should note that is a Pre-Market Engagement exercise (NOT a competitive tender process). The participation of an economic operator in this pre-market engagement will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the Contracting Authority/Client. An economic operator's participation, or lack of participation, in this pre-market engagement shall not impact the ability of the economic operator to participate in any resulting tender exercise. Economic operators should note that any interest indicated does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb2c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008587-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
pdrandops.sourcing@hscni.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT12 6HU
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Blackstaff
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Further Information

Notice Documents

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