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Clozapine and Associated Services

Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

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Planning

23 Oct 2026 at 13:41

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is preparing a procurement for clozapine medicines and associated services for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The stated scope combines pharmaceutical products, medicines for the nervous system and medical laboratory services. This is a goods procurement with related services, intended to support the provision of clozapine and associated activity across the Northern Ireland health and social care system. The buyer is the regional procurement service; the intended user is Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The information describes a forthcoming public competition and preliminary engagement with potential service providers, rather than a defined invitation to tender or a detailed specification of the services.

The process is at the planning stage: the buyer has announced its intention to hold a public competition, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It is using preliminary market engagement to inform and engage potential providers. The buyer’s planned engagement period runs from 23 October to 6 November 2026; 6 November 2026 is the stated date for completing and submitting the engagement questionnaire, not a tender bid deadline. Suppliers’ interest in the engagement does not commit them to taking part in any later competition. The procurement is described as one lot covering clozapine and associated services. No procedure for the future competition, contract value or evaluation criteria are set out in the planning information.

This procurement may suit pharmaceutical suppliers able to provide clozapine and related medicines, as well as providers able to deliver associated services, including medical laboratory services. The stated scope spans both product supply and services, so businesses with relevant capabilities in either area may find the planned engagement useful for understanding the buyer’s requirements and shaping the forthcoming competition. Suppliers with experience supporting health and social care services in Northern Ireland may be well placed to assess the fit of the work. The buyer is seeking input from potential service providers before the public competition; participation in that engagement is an opportunity to inform planning, not a commitment to bid. No specific accreditations, staffing requirements, capacity thresholds or experience criteria are set out here.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Clozapine and Associated Services

Notice Description

1.1. This Preliminary Market Engagement is being published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) for the purposes of informing and engaging with potential service providers regarding the upcoming public competition for Clozapine and Associated Services within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). Instructions for completion of the questionnaire are available via eTendersNI CfT [Ref: 6793394] and relevant preliminary market engagement documents. Suppliers should note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Planning Information

Instructions for completion and submission of the questionnaire are available via eTendersNI CfT [Ref: 6793394] and relevant preliminary market engagement documents. Suppliers should 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-078f04
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100500-2026
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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

33600000 - Pharmaceutical products

33661000 - Medicinal products for the nervous system

85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Oct 2026 - 6 Nov 2026 30 days
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
Regional 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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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