Notice Information
Notice Title
Needle Exchange Packs and Service
Notice Description
Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) sought through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the provision of a Needle Exchange Packs and Service throughout their nominated sites in Northern Ireland.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The Buyer reserves the right to increase the product range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted in FRM03.N38 allow for potential growth and increases to the service.
Renewal: The Buyer will have the option to extend the contract for any period or periods together totalling no more than 48 months. Extension exercised where the Buyer gives the Supplier no less than three Months' written notice before the expiry of the current Contract Period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05561c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074407-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £3,277,355 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,277,355 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £5,375,058 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £5,375,058 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NI PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY
- Additional Buyers
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- etenders@hscni.net, pha.operations@hscni.net, sppg.useradmin@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
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074407-2025
17th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065258-2025
14th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036187-2025
30th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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