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Capillary Blood Sampling Device

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service

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Planning

15 Oct 2026 at 11:47

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is exploring the supply and delivery of capillary blood sampling devices on behalf of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland trusts. The requirement is for medical devices used to collect capillary blood samples. The buyer is seeking suppliers’ views on the potential requirements before deciding what to procure. The work is intended to serve the participating health and social care trusts; no delivery locations within Northern Ireland are identified. This is a planning-stage exercise to inform the buyer’s understanding of the market, rather than an invitation to tender for the device supply.

The process is at planning: the buyer is conducting preliminary market engagement and has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects interested suppliers to provide a completed questionnaire through eTendersNI by 3pm on 14 November 2026; this is the engagement response date, not a tender submission deadline. The buyer’s stated estimated value is £975,000 excluding VAT (£1,170,000 including VAT). The anticipated contract period is 4 May 2027 to 5 May 2030. The procurement is described as one lot. The engagement is intended to gather market views on potential requirements, and taking part does not commit suppliers to any later tender.

This engagement is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and other suppliers of capillary blood sampling devices who can provide informed feedback on supplying and delivering them to health and social care trusts. Suppliers can use the questionnaire to share their market perspective and help the buyer understand potential requirements ahead of a future procurement. The buyer has not set out technical specifications, required accreditations, capacity thresholds or evaluation criteria at this planning stage, so suppliers should assess fit against their device range and ability to serve healthcare customers rather than assume particular qualifications or contract conditions. Participation is market research only; it does not guarantee a future tender or give participants a commitment to supply.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Capillary Blood Sampling Device

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 Capillary Blood Sampling Devices. To this end, the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of HSCNI 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: 6389399 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 14th November 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: . 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 Capillary Blood Sampling Devices. To this end, the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of HSCNI 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: 6389399 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 14th November 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: . 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-07885e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097395-2026
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

33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£975,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 May 2027 - 5 May 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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