Notice Information
Notice Title
Needle Free Access Devices and IV Accessories
Notice Description
Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of Needle Free Access Devices and IV Accessories to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland.
Lot Information
Needle Free Access Devices
Lot 1 - Needle Free Access Devices
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 the service
Renewal: Any period(s) up to and including 24 months
Extension SetsLot 2 - Extension Sets
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 the service
Renewal: Any period(s) up to and including 24 months
StopcocksLot 3 - Stopcocks
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 the service
Renewal: Any period(s) up to and including 24 months
Bung/End CapLot 4 - Bung/End Cap
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 the service
Renewal: Any period(s) up to and including 24 months
Bag SpikesLot 4 - Bag Spikes
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 the service
Renewal: Any period(s) up to and including 24 months
Planning Information
This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Needle Free Access Devices and IV Accessories. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of NIHSC Trusts, wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a questionnaire, Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI Secure messaging area of the call for Tender (CFT) ref 6067125. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTenderNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire No Later than 3pm on 08th September 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link - http://etendersni.gov.uk and locate ref 6067125. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0583e3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005998-2026
- 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
33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
33140000 - Medical consumables
33141624 - Administration sets
33194000 - Devices and instruments for transfusion and infusion
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,221,750 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £10,221,750 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Feb 2026Today
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-01-02
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
SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- medicalandops.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)
- TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Electoral Ward
- Beechill
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005998-2026
22nd January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047136-2025
8th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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