Planning

Pre-Market Engagement for Maintenance of Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers

REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Planning

24 Oct 2025 at 10:38

Summary of the contracting process

The Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service, based in Belfast, is in the planning stage of a pre-market engagement process. The initiative focuses on the maintenance of boilers, plant and controls, boiler water treatment, and plate heat exchangers across health and social care facilities in Northern Ireland. The industry category relevant to this engagement is repair and maintenance services, with specific attention to low temperature hot water, steam, and biomass boiler systems. Interested suppliers must submit their responses via eTendersNI by 15:00 on 6th November 2025, as per the pre-market engagement notice published on 24th October 2025.

This tender offers significant business growth potential, particularly for companies specialising in repair and maintenance services for hot water and steam-generating boilers. It specifically appeals to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations due to its suitability criteria. Engagement in this process provides an opportunity for businesses to showcase their capabilities and align their offerings with the needs of the health and social care sector in Northern Ireland, thus gaining valuable insight and foothold into this specified market area.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement for Maintenance of Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers

Notice Description

This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers is maintained to the applicable standards. See the "Pre-market Engagement Supplier Appendix for more information.

Planning Information

This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that HSCNI can ensure their Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers is effectively maintained across all sites. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service PaLS wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of health and social care for Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure submission area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Thursday 6th November 2025. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068134-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

42 - Industrial machinery

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

09321000 - Hot water

09322000 - Steam

42161000 - Hot-water boilers

42162000 - Steam-generating boilers

42163000 - Steam generators

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

50531100 - Repair and maintenance services of boilers

50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
6 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
smc.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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e-2025-10-24T11:38:15+01:00",
    "date": "2025-10-24T11:38:15+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-PPON-PWNJ-1991-NGDW",
            "name": "Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                "id": "PWNJ-1991-NGDW"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "77 Boucher Crescent",
                "locality": "Belfast",
                "postalCode": "BT12 6HU",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKN06"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "smc.sourcing@hscni.net"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
                        "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
                        "description": "Public authority - central government"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS",
                        "id": "GB-NIR",
                        "description": "Northern Irish devolved regulations apply"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-PPON-PWNJ-1991-NGDW",
        "name": "Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service"
    },
    "planning": {
        "milestones": [
            {
                "id": "engagement",
                "type": "engagement",
                "description": "This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that HSCNI can ensure their Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers is effectively maintained across all sites. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service PaLS wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of health and social care for Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure submission area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Thursday 6th November 2025. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.",
                "dueDate": "2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00",
                "status": "scheduled"
            }
        ],
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "068134-2025",
                "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK2",
                "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068134-2025",
                "datePublished": "2025-10-24T11:38:15+01:00",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "6217594",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "2023/54",
            "scheme": "UKPGA",
            "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
        },
        "title": "Pre-Market Engagement for Maintenance of Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers",
        "description": "This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers is maintained to the applicable standards. See the \"Pre-market Engagement Supplier Appendix for more information.",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "50000000",
                        "description": "Repair and maintenance services"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "50800000",
                        "description": "Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "50531100",
                        "description": "Repair and maintenance services of boilers"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "42161000",
                        "description": "Hot-water boilers"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "42162000",
                        "description": "Steam-generating boilers"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "42163000",
                        "description": "Steam generators"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "09321000",
                        "description": "Hot water"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "09322000",
                        "description": "Steam"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amountGross": 0,
            "amount": 0,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "aboveThreshold": true,
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "suitability": {
                    "sme": true,
                    "vcse": true
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "startDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                    "endDate": "2031-08-31T23:59:59+01:00",
                    "maxExtentDate": "2034-08-31T23:59:59+01:00"
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "status": "planning"
            }
        ],
        "status": "planning"
    },
    "language": "en"
}