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Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Pessaries

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

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20 Aug 2026 at 12:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is exploring the supply and delivery of pessaries on behalf of Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts. This is a medical products and healthcare supplies requirement, falling within the broader category of medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. The work is intended to support the needs of the participating health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland. The scope currently concerns pessaries as a product category, with the market engagement intended to help the buyer understand potential requirements for future procurement. Suppliers with relevant medical product portfolios, established distribution arrangements and the ability to deliver to health service organisations are the natural audience for this exercise.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is a preliminary market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to use supplier responses to a questionnaire to develop a market view of the potential requirements; participation does not commit the buyer to a later tender or contract. Interested suppliers are expected to submit the completed questionnaire through the secure messaging area for CfT 6689123 by 3pm on 21 September 2026. The planned lot has an indicative contract period from 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2030. No procurement value or budget is stated. The exercise covers one planned lot and is being run by the Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service for the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts.

This exercise is relevant to manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and specialist healthcare suppliers able to provide pessaries and support their delivery to health service organisations. It is particularly suited to businesses with a medical products portfolio, reliable fulfilment and distribution capacity, and experience supplying public-sector or clinical customers. The questionnaire gives suppliers an opportunity to explain the products, supply arrangements and service capabilities they could offer, helping the buyer understand the market before deciding how to procure. Businesses should be prepared to describe their product range, ordering and delivery model, geographic coverage, continuity of supply and any experience meeting the operational needs of healthcare trusts. The buyer has not yet invited bids.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Pessaries

Notice Description

This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Pessaries. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of NIHSC Trusts, 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: 6689123. 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 3pm on 21st September 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6689123. 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 Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Pessaries. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of NIHSC Trusts, 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: 6689123. 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 3pm on 21st September 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6689123. 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-06e887
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079423-2026
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

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 2030 3-4 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
BELFAST
Postcode
BT12 6HU
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)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Blackstaff
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Further Information

Notice Documents

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