Notice Information
Notice Title
Treatment and Examination Couches and Chairs and Associated Equipment
Notice Description
Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of Treatment and Examination Couches and Chairs and Associated Equipment
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The buyer reserves the right to increase the product range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to service.
Planning Information
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) to seek engagement with the market place relating to a regional tender for Treatment and Examination Couches and Chairs and Associated Equipment. The preliminary market engagement questionnaire can be obtained by contacting Sourcing.PaLSCapital@hscni.net and requesting a CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire and relating Appendix 1 for Treatment and Examination Couches and Chairs and Associated Equipment. Important Deadlines: Request Deadline: All requests for the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire must be submitted by 3:00PM on Thursday, 21st August 2025. Please note: Requests received after this deadline will not be considered or fulfilled. Submission Deadline: Completed questionnaires must be returned via email to Sourcing.PaLSCapital@hscni.net no later than 3:00pm on Thursday, 21st August 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0565ad
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083258-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33100000 - Medical equipments
33192000 - Medical furniture
33192210 - Examination tables
33192300 - Medical furniture except beds and tables
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,994,147 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,994,147 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-12-11
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Additional Buyers
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
NORTHERN IRELAND AMBULANCE SERVICE TRUST
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sourcing.palscapital@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)
- TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Electoral Ward
- Wallace Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Lagan Valley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083258-2025
16th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042897-2025
24th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042880-2025
24th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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