Notice Information
Notice Title
Maintenance of Reverse Osmosis Plants, Polishing Plants, Hot and Cold Water Softener, Supply and Delivery of Salt for Water Softening, Reverse Osmosis water testing and provision of associated consumables/test kits/test soils for Decontamination and Renal Equipment
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 Reverse Osmosis Plants, Polishing Plants, Hot and Cold Water Softener, Supply and Delivery of Salt for Water Softening, Reverse Osmosis water testing and provision of associated consumables/test kits/test soils for Decontamination and Renal Equipment are maintained to the applicable standards. See the "CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnare - Explanatory Document" 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 Reverse Osmosis Plants, Polishing Plants, Hot and Cold Water Softener, Supply and Delivery of Salt for Water Softening, Reverse Osmosis water testing and provision of associated consumables/test kits/test soils for Decontamination and Renal Equipment. 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-05e5c7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075786-2025
- 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
24 - Chemical products
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
41 - Collected and purified water
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
24000000 - Chemical products
33698100 - Microbiological cultures
39137000 - Water softeners
41000000 - Collected and purified water
50000000 - 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
- 20 Nov 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Jan 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 11 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
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
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075786-2025
20th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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