--- title: "6217124 - Preliminary Market Engagement for an Air Ambulance/Air Transfer Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d386" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d386" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d386.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d386.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE" published: "2025-10-24" --- # 6217124 - Preliminary Market Engagement for an Air Ambulance/Air Transfer Service Buyer: BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d386 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d386) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d386.json) ## Summary The Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service is spearheading a preliminary market engagement for an Air Ambulance/Air Transfer Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). This procurement falls under the services category and pertains to air transport and related services, located in Ballymena, United Kingdom. The process is currently at the planning stage. Interested suppliers are invited to submit their completed questionnaires by 17:00 on 10 November 2025, via the eTendersNI portal, referencing CfT Ref: 6217124. This engagement aims to gather market insights and does not imply any commitment to future procurement contracts. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in air transport services, particularly those with expertise in providing ambulance and air transfer services. Companies capable of offering both scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services, along with the hire of aircraft and air operation services, would find this engagement particularly lucrative. By participating in the market engagement, businesses can influence potential service specifications and outline their service capabilities, thereby positioning themselves advantageously for future tendering opportunities that may arise from this initiative. ## Notice This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek additional engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the service for an Air Ambulance/Air Transfer Service. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), 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: 6217124. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire no later than 17:00 hours on 10 November 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6217124. 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 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek additional engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the service for an Air Ambulance/Air Transfer Service. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), 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: 6217124. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire no later than 17:00 hours on 10 November 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6217124. 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/068258-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Nov 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 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 | BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE | | Locality | BALLYMENA | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT43 6DA | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN0F Mid and East Antrim | | Local authority | Mid and East Antrim | | Electoral ward | Park | | Westminster constituency | North Antrim | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 60400000 - Air transport services - 60410000 - Scheduled air transport services - 60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services - 60424000 - Hire of air transport equipment with crew - 60424100 - Hire of aircraft with crew - 60424110 - Hire of fixed-wing aircraft with crew - 60444000 - Aircraft-operation services - 60445000 - Aircraft operating services - 85143000 - Ambulance services ## Release History - 24 Oct 2025 at 13:58 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068258-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068258-2025 24th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk - 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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