Notice Information
Notice Title
Maintenance of Fire Fighting Equipment, Hydrants, Wet/Dry Risers, Sprinkler Systems, Fire Risk Assessments and Specialist Labour
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 fire fighting equipment is 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 maintain their fire fighting 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 03 July 2026. 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-06b906
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058033-2026
- 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
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
24951210 - Fire-extinguisher powder
24951220 - Fire-extinguisher agents
24951230 - Fire-extinguisher charges
35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
35111000 - Firefighting equipment
35111200 - Firefighting materials
35111300 - Fire extinguishers
35111500 - Fire suppression system
35111520 - Fire suppression foam or similar compounds
35112000 - Rescue and emergency equipment
39525400 - Fire blankets
44482100 - Fire hoses
44482200 - Fire hydrants
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
80510000 - Specialist training services
90711100 - Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jun 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Aug 20263 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 24 Feb 2027 - 29 Feb 2032 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
- BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Additional Buyers
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION
NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
NORTHERN IRELAND AMBULANCE SERVICE HSC TRUST
NORTHERN IRELAND FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
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
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT9 7AB
- 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/058033-2026
19th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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.
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