--- title: "Pre-Market Engagement for Maintenance of Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE" published: "2025-10-24" --- # Pre-Market Engagement for Maintenance of Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers Buyer: REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e.json) ## Summary The Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service, based in Belfast, is in the planning stage of a pre-market engagement process. The initiative focuses on the maintenance of boilers, plant and controls, boiler water treatment, and plate heat exchangers across health and social care facilities in Northern Ireland. The industry category relevant to this engagement is repair and maintenance services, with specific attention to low temperature hot water, steam, and biomass boiler systems. Interested suppliers must submit their responses via eTendersNI by 15:00 on 6th November 2025, as per the pre-market engagement notice published on 24th October 2025. This tender offers significant business growth potential, particularly for companies specialising in repair and maintenance services for hot water and steam-generating boilers. It specifically appeals to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations due to its suitability criteria. Engagement in this process provides an opportunity for businesses to showcase their capabilities and align their offerings with the needs of the health and social care sector in Northern Ireland, thus gaining valuable insight and foothold into this specified market area. ## Notice This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers is maintained to the applicable standards. See the "Pre-market Engagement Supplier Appendix for more information. ### Planning Information This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that HSCNI can ensure their Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers is effectively maintained across all sites. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service PaLS wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of health and social care for Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure submission area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender 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 Thursday 6th November 2025. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068134-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Nov 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE | | Locality | BELFAST | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT12 6HU | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast | | Local authority | Belfast | | Electoral ward | Blackstaff | | Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 42 - Industrial machinery - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 09321000 - Hot water - 09322000 - Steam - 42161000 - Hot-water boilers - 42162000 - Steam-generating boilers - 42163000 - Steam generators - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services - 50531100 - Repair and maintenance services of boilers - 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services ## Release History - 24 Oct 2025 at 10:38 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068134-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068134-2025 24th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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