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Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition Products

Procurement and Logistics Service

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25 Aug 2026 at 14:09

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Procurement and Logistics Service, part of the Business Services Organisation, is preparing a procurement for inpatient parenteral nutrition products on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The requirement covers the manufacture, delivery and support of products used by patients with intestinal failure. This is a goods procurement, classified under CPV 33692200 for parenteral nutrition products. Delivery is across Northern Ireland. The buyer is seeking views from economic operators about the inpatient parenteral nutrition products market and potential requirements, so that future tender documents are clear and equitable for suppliers. The requirement is intended to support patients who cannot obtain adequate nutrition through normal intestinal function.

The process is at the planning stage: the buyer has announced an intention to procure and is conducting pre-market engagement, rather than inviting tenders. Interested suppliers are asked to complete and return the Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire by 3.00pm on Monday 7 September 2026; the associated engagement milestone is recorded for 8 September 2026. The buyer expects the resulting contract to run from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2031. Its estimated value is £16.5 million excluding VAT, or £19.8 million including VAT. The procurement is expected to use a framework agreement. It is planned as one lot, with the lot identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This engagement will suit manufacturers and specialist suppliers of inpatient parenteral nutrition products, particularly businesses able to combine product manufacture with reliable delivery and ongoing patient or clinical support. Suppliers should be prepared to explain the products and services they could provide for people with intestinal failure, their approach to meeting potential healthcare requirements, and how they would support consistent supply across Northern Ireland. The buyer is using market feedback to shape the future tender, so businesses with relevant operational knowledge can help identify clear and fair requirements before competition begins. The planned single-lot structure and stated SME suitability may make the requirement relevant to smaller specialist firms, as well as larger healthcare suppliers and potential delivery or support partners.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition Products

Notice Description

This is a prior information notice to seek engagement with economic operators to understand the marketplace for Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition Products generally described as the manufacture, delivery and support for patients with intestinal failure. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (BSO PaLS) on behalf of HSCNI are seeking to engage with potential economic operators to obtain a market view of potential requirements utilising a Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire - Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition Products. PaLS will use the information collected to assist in the preparation of the tender documents and to help ensure the documentation produced is clear and equitable for all Tenderers. Economic operators should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Planning Information

Any interested economic operators should complete and return their Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire - Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition Products NO LATER THAN 3.00PM ON MONDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eba1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080876-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33692200 - Parenteral nutrition products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,500,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2031 4-5 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
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
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Blackstaff
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Further Information

Notice Documents

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