--- title: "Pharmacy Isolators - Prior Information Notice" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03eac5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03eac5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03eac5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03eac5.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE" published: "2023-07-27" --- # Pharmacy Isolators - Prior Information Notice Buyer: PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03eac5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03eac5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03eac5.json) ## Summary The Procurement and Logistics Service, acting on behalf of the Northern Health and Social care Trust in Northern Ireland, is planning a tender for the supply of 3 Pharmacy isolators. The tender, titled "Pharmacy Isolators - Prior Information Notice", falls under the medical equipments, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products industry category. Interested suppliers must complete a market questionnaire by 10th August 2023. The tender aims to replace existing equipment at Antrim Hospital and holds opportunities for businesses in the health sector. This procurement process is at the planning stage and will involve the design, fabrication, inspection, testing, delivery, installation, and disposal of existing equipment. The contracting authority, the Procurement and Logistics Service, is a central purchasing body governed by public law and focuses on healthcare-related procurement. The opportunity is time-sensitive, with a future notice date of 31st August 2023, providing potential bidders with a clear timeline to engage with the tender process and potentially grow their businesses through successful participation. ## Notice This is a Prior Information Notice to inform potential bidders that the BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), intends to issue a tender to award a new Contract for the supply of 3 Pharmacy isolators on behalf of the Northern Health and Social care Trust in Northern Ireland. The scope of the tender is for the design, fabrication, inspection, testing, supply, delivery, offloading, installation and commissioning one single chamber negative pressure four glove isolator and two single chamber positive pressure four glove isolator each with two transfer hatches at Antrim Hospital. The three pharmacy isolators will replace existing equipment currently in situ, for which the Contractor will also be responsible for the safe removal and disposal of within the requirements of this Tender. PaLS request that interested suppliers complete the market questionnaire attached to the CfT: Prior Information Notice - Pharmacy Isolators, an explanatory document is also attached to assist you. Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the Contracting Authority. All correspondence in relation to this market engagement exercise will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments NO LATER THAN 15:00 on 10th August 2023. All information provided in this exercise will be treated in confidence and will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Any information provided in response to this market engagement exercise marked as 'commercially sensitive' will be treated as such. Non-participation in this market engagement process does not preclude any suppliers from participating in the procurement tendering process. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a Prior Information Notice to inform potential bidders that the BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), intends to issue a tender to award a new Contract for the supply of 3 Pharmacy isolators on behalf of the Northern Health and Social care Trust in Northern Ireland. The scope of the tender is for the design, fabrication, inspection, testing, supply, delivery, offloading, installation and commissioning one single chamber negative pressure four glove isolator and two single chamber positive pressure four glove isolator each with two transfer hatches at Antrim Hospital. The three pharmacy isolators will replace existing equipment currently in situ, for which the Contractor will also be responsible for the safe removal and disposal of within the requirements of this Tender. PaLS request that interested suppliers complete the market questionnaire attached to the CfT: Prior Information Notice - Pharmacy Isolators, an explanatory document is also attached to assist you. Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the Contracting Authority. All correspondence in relation to this market engagement exercise will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments NO LATER THAN 15:00 on 10th August 2023. All information provided in this exercise will be treated in confidence and will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Any information provided in response to this market engagement exercise marked as 'commercially sensitive' will be treated as such. Non-participation in this market engagement process does not preclude any suppliers from participating in the procurement tendering process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021782-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Aug 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE | | Locality | ANTRIM | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT41 2RL | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey | | Local authority | Antrim and Newtownabbey | | Electoral ward | Springfarm | | Westminster constituency | South Antrim | | Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products ## Release History - 27 Jul 2023 at 10:11 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021782-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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