Notice Information
Notice Title
Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Medical and First Aid Items for NIFRS
Notice Description
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement notice to seek engagement with the marketplace for Medical and First Aid Items for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). The Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service, on behalf of NIFRS, wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of requirements through the completion of a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this Call for Tender (CfT): Ref 6281827. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed questionnaire NO LATER THAN 3.00PM on 9th January 2026. The service requirement has been divided into lots, therefore, please complete the questionnaire for the lot(s) which you are interested in. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6281827. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
Planning Information
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement notice to seek engagement with the marketplace for Medical and First Aid Items. This notice is for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). The Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service, on behalf of NIFRS, wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of requirements through the completion of a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this Call for Tender (CfT): Ref 6281827. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed questionnaire NO LATER THAN 3.00PM on 9th January 2026. The requirement has been divided into lots, therefore, please complete the questionnaire for the lot(s) which you are interested in. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6281827. 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-05ea79
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077830-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
33141000 - Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
33141100 - Dressings; clip, suture, ligature supplies
33141110 - Dressings
33141111 - Adhesive dressings
33141112 - Plasters
33141113 - Bandages
33141114 - Medical gauze
33141115 - Medical wadding
33141116 - Dressing packs
33141117 - Cotton wool
33141118 - Wipes
33141119 - Compresses
33141125 - Material for surgical sutures
33141623 - First-aid boxes
33170000 - Anaesthesia and resuscitation
33171000 - Instruments for anaesthesia and resuscitation
33171100 - Instruments for anaesthesia
33171110 - Anaesthesia mask
33171200 - Instruments for resuscitation
33171210 - Resuscitation mask
33172000 - Anaesthesia and resuscitation devices
33721000 - Razors
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 11 Aug 2026 - 11 Aug 2028 2-3 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
- BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
- 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)
- 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/077830-2025
27th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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