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Preliminary Market Engagement For Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

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26 Aug 2026 at 15:13

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service, on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland, is exploring the supply and delivery of medical fridges, freezers and associated equipment. The requirement covers refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers including industrial freezers, laboratory and precision equipment, medical devices and products, and blood-transfusion supplies. This is a goods requirement for use across Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. Suppliers able to provide a range of temperature-controlled medical and laboratory storage equipment, together with associated products and delivery arrangements, are the relevant market. The procurement is being developed as a single planned lot covering the overall requirement.

The process is at the planning stage and is currently a preliminary market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to use the responses to understand market capability and shape any future procurement. Interested suppliers are asked to complete a preliminary market engagement questionnaire through the secure eTendersNI messaging area, with responses requested by 15:00 on 16 September 2026. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031. The buyer has stated that the future contract notice publication date is anticipated only and may change. No contract value, award criteria or tender procedure has been settled in this planning information.

This engagement is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of medical refrigeration and freezer equipment, particularly businesses serving healthcare, laboratory and blood-transfusion environments. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate the product range, technical capability and supply capacity needed to provide refrigerators, freezers and associated medical or precision equipment, including industrial-scale units where applicable. Reliable delivery arrangements across Northern Ireland will also be important because the requirement covers supply and delivery for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The questionnaire gives suppliers an opportunity to explain their market capability and help inform the future requirement. Participation now does not commit the buyer to a later tender or guarantee that a contract will follow.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preliminary Market Engagement For Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment

Notice Description

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of the Health and Social Care NI (HSCNI) wish to seek engagement with the marketplace to ascertain the markets capabilities in respect of the supply of Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment. Any interested parties are requested to submit their completed questionnaire through the secure messaging area of the eTendersNI CfT.

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 Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment. What you need to do now: 1. If you are not registered on eTendersNI, please do so as soon as possible. 2. Those interested in participating in such preliminary market engagement should access the 'Preliminary Market Engagement for Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment.’ via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 6437460. A copy of the following documents has been included within the CfT documents area of this advertisement: (a) CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory Document (b) CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire All completed responses must be submitted via the secure eTendersNI messaging area of the CfT on eTendersNI no later than 15:00, Wednesday 16th September 2026. Please note that with reference to the information containing estimated date of publication of contract notice - this is only an anticipated date and subject to change. Further Information: The overall purpose of this questionnaire is to engage with prospective suppliers and gain further knowledge and understanding of the market landscape. Suppliers should note that any interest shown in this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ece0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081430-2026
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

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

CPV Codes

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33100000 - Medical equipments

33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products

33194220 - Blood-transfusion supplies

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

39711100 - Refrigerators and freezers

39711110 - Refrigerator-freezers

39711120 - Freezers

39711124 - Industrial freezers

39711130 - Refrigerators

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Sep 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 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
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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