Notice Information
Notice Title
Maintenance of Generator Sets including Alternators, Control Systems, Local and Remote ACB Switching Controls
Notice Description
Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks to provide a Contract for the Maintenance of Generator Sets including Alternators, Control Systems, Local and Remote ACB Switching Controls to meet the requirements of the Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The right to additional services while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the service range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service.
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 Generator Sets including Alternators, Control Systems, Local and Remote ACB Switching Controls. The deadline for PME responses 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 messaging 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 Friday 05 December 2025. 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-05e590
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032812-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
31100000 - Electric motors, generators and transformers
31200000 - Electricity distribution and control apparatus
31220000 - Electrical circuit components
31700000 - Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50532300 - Repair and maintenance services of generators
50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,872,292 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £12,872,292 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Apr 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Apr 20262 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2034-08-31
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
NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BALLYMENA
- 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)
- TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Electoral Ward
- Kilfennan
- Westminster Constituency
- Foyle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032812-2026
10th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031843-2026
8th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027157-2026
25th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020089-2026
5th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075693-2025
20th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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