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Preliminary Market Engagement for a Mobile Vehicle Cleaning Service

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service

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Planning

30 Jul 2026 at 15:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service is planning a mobile vehicle cleaning service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The requirement covers cleaning vehicles at mobile locations, including car-washing, cleaning transport equipment, and associated cleaning and sanitation services. It may suit providers operating mobile cleaning units and supporting vehicle-cleaning services for public-sector transport fleets. The buying organisation is based in Ballymena, while the procurement data does not identify a specific delivery location. This is a services requirement rather than a purchase of vehicles or equipment. The scope is described using categories covering car washing, transport-equipment cleaning, general cleaning and motor vehicles, indicating that suppliers should be able to clean vehicles as an operational service.

This process is at the planning stage and is a preliminary market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The buyer intends to use a questionnaire to gather suppliers’ views on potential requirements. Suppliers were asked to submit a completed CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire through the eTendersNI secure messaging area by 15:00 on 14 August 2026. The engagement milestone is scheduled to run until 25 September 2026. The planned requirement is one lot, with an indicative contract period from 1 November 2027 to 31 October 2032. The recorded procurement value is £0 gross in GBP. Participation in the engagement does not commit the buyer to running a future tender or any supplier to participate.

This engagement is relevant to businesses that can provide mobile vehicle washing and cleaning, particularly suppliers with vehicles, equipment and staff able to deliver the service away from a fixed depot. Providers with experience cleaning cars, vans or other operational transport fleets may be well placed to contribute useful information about service models, access requirements, equipment, staffing and practical delivery constraints. The planned five-year period indicates that the eventual requirement may suit organisations able to maintain a consistent service over several years and support public-sector operational needs. Businesses should use the engagement to explain their capabilities, coverage, mobile facilities, environmental or sanitation practices and relevant fleet-cleaning experience. No accreditation or formal qualification requirement is stated at this planning stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preliminary Market Engagement for a Mobile Vehicle Cleaning Service

Notice Description

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with a Mobile Vehicle Cleaning Service. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), wish to engage with potential Suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested Suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6568330. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed CP12 PME Questionnaire no later than 15:00 hours on 14 August 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6568330. 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 market place to gather information associated with a Mobile Vehicle Cleaning Service. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), wish to engage with potential Suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested Suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6568330. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed CP12 PME Questionnaire no later than 15:00 hours on 14 August 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6568330. 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-06d7dd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072284-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

50 - Repair and maintenance services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

34100000 - Motor vehicles

50112300 - Car-washing and similar services

90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services

90910000 - Cleaning services

90917000 - Cleaning services of transport equipment

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2027 - 31 Oct 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
Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BALLYMENA
Postcode
BT43 6DA
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0F Mid and East Antrim
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Mid and East Antrim
Electoral Ward
Park
Westminster Constituency
North Antrim

Further Information

Notice Documents

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