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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement - Community Nursing Beds for Provision of Assessment and/or Rehabilitation within the Antrim Locality"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-061513"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST"
published: "2026-02-03"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement - Community Nursing Beds for Provision of Assessment and/or Rehabilitation within the Antrim Locality

Buyer: NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-061513

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## Summary

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust, together with the Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service, is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process. The process is focused on the provision of Community Nursing Beds for assessment and rehabilitation within Antrim, part of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. This stage involves preliminary market engagement to inform and consult potential service providers. The opportunity is categorised under the "Health and social work services" sector, with a CPV code of 85000000. Key dates include the deadline for PME submission, set for 20th February 2026, and the anticipated start date for the contract on 1st September 2026. The engagement is designed to align future procurement processes with the Procurement Act 2023 and relevant Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those capable of providing short-term care solutions in nursing homes for assessments or rehabilitation. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate, given the suitability and inclusion of these groups in the planning process. Engaging in this procurement process can enable businesses to expand their operations within the Northern Ireland healthcare sector, gain valuable contracts, and contribute to social value initiatives.

## Notice

This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), on behalf of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (the Trust), for the purposes of informing and engaging with interested providers regarding the upcoming procurement for Community Nursing Beds for Provision of Assessment and/or Rehabilitation within the Antrim Locality, within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). The Trust wishes to award a Contract for the provision of short-term care in general nursing home beds for adults who either require a period of bed based community Assessment and/or Rehabilitation following discharge from an acute hospital (step down) or directly from their own home environment (step-up). This engagement will take the form of an engagement paper and questionnaire, which interested providers are invited to complete. The CP13 PME Questionnaire - Explanatory Document should be read in conjunction with the CP12 PME Questionnaire (Appendix 1) and the PME Notice. The purpose of this PME exercise is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement, gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services, make interested providers aware in advance of the key service requirements, the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023 and Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Note's (PPN's) relating to Social Value and Human Rights, cyber security requirements, sustainability and net zero requirements, that will be included in any future tender. This notice has been placed for advertising purposes only. The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run.

### Planning Information

The CP13 PME – Explanatory Document and Appendix 1 – CP12 PME Questionnaire are available on eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk) under Resource ID/CfT Reference: 6371588.
Please ensure you are registered with eTendersNI under Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code '85000000 Health and social work services'. Your response to this PME Paper must be completed in 'Appendix 1 - CP12 PME Questionnaire' and submitted as an attachment via the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Resource ID/CfT Reference: 6371588. The deadline for submission is 3pm on 20th February 2026. 
Any interest shown in the PME does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Non-participation in this PME exercise does not preclude any provider from participation in any future procurement exercise.
Please note that the contract dates in this Notice are anticipated and subject to change. Please also note that the estimated date of publication of Tender Notice is an anticipated date and subject to change.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009328-2026 |
| 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 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| 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 | NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST |
| Additional buyers | REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION 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 | TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon |
| Local authority | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon |
| Electoral ward | Cathedral |
| Westminster constituency | Newry and Armagh |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2026 at 10:35 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009328-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009328-2026
  3rd February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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