--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement for Wheelchair Accessible Minibus Transport Services for Southern Health and Social Care Trust" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066379" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066379" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066379.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066379.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE" published: "2026-03-05" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement for Wheelchair Accessible Minibus Transport Services for Southern Health and Social Care Trust Buyer: BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066379 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066379) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066379.json) ## Summary Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service is currently in the planning phase for a procurement process titled "Preliminary Market Engagement for Wheelchair Accessible Minibus Transport Services." This is initiated to gather market insights for providing transport services for the Southern Health and Social Care Trust in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The process is categorised under services for hire and transport of passengers, with a focus on wheelchair accessibility. Suppliers are invited to participate by submitting a CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire by 15:00 on 19 March 2026, via the eTendersNI platform. The subsequent development of the full procurement activity is scheduled to begin in December 2026, lasting until November 2030 as planned. This tender presents a significant growth opportunity for businesses specialising in transport and logistics, particularly those offering hire services of passenger vehicles with drivers, motor vehicles fitting ten or more persons, and wheelchair-accessible minibuses. Companies with expertise in buses, coaches, and road transport services are well-suited to compete, as the procurement seeks to engage with suppliers to understand and refine the service requirements. The engagement aims at obtaining market perspectives, allowing businesses an opportunity to influence future service requirements, making it a crucial step for companies that wish to expand their footprint in the public sector transport service provision. ## Notice This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek additional engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the service for a Wheelchair Accessible Minibus Transport Services for Southern Health and Social Care Trust. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Southern Health and Social Care Trust, wish to engage with potential Suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire. Any interested Suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6347431. 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 CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire no later than 15:00 hours on 19 March 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6347431. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute 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 a Wheelchair Accessible Minibus Transport Services for Southern Health and Social Care Trust. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Southern Health and Social Care Trust, wish to engage with potential Suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire. Any interested Suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6347431. 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 CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire no later than 15:00 hours on 19 March 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6347431. 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/020092-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Apr 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2030 | | 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 - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons - 34121000 - Buses and coaches - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60100000 - Road transport services - 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver - 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver - 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver ## Release History - 5 Mar 2026 at 16:16 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020092-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020092-2026 5th March 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 This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066379. 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