--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Pessaries" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e887" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e887" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e887.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e887.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service" published: "2026-08-20" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Pessaries Buyer: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e887 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e887) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e887.json) ## Summary Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is exploring the supply and delivery of pessaries on behalf of Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts. This is a medical products and healthcare supplies requirement, falling within the broader category of medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. The work is intended to support the needs of the participating health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland. The scope currently concerns pessaries as a product category, with the market engagement intended to help the buyer understand potential requirements for future procurement. Suppliers with relevant medical product portfolios, established distribution arrangements and the ability to deliver to health service organisations are the natural audience for this exercise. This procurement is at the planning stage and is a preliminary market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to use supplier responses to a questionnaire to develop a market view of the potential requirements; participation does not commit the buyer to a later tender or contract. Interested suppliers are expected to submit the completed questionnaire through the secure messaging area for CfT 6689123 by 3pm on 21 September 2026. The planned lot has an indicative contract period from 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2030. No procurement value or budget is stated. The exercise covers one planned lot and is being run by the Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service for the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts. This exercise is relevant to manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and specialist healthcare suppliers able to provide pessaries and support their delivery to health service organisations. It is particularly suited to businesses with a medical products portfolio, reliable fulfilment and distribution capacity, and experience supplying public-sector or clinical customers. The questionnaire gives suppliers an opportunity to explain the products, supply arrangements and service capabilities they could offer, helping the buyer understand the market before deciding how to procure. Businesses should be prepared to describe their product range, ordering and delivery model, geographic coverage, continuity of supply and any experience meeting the operational needs of healthcare trusts. The buyer has not yet invited bids. ## Notice This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Pessaries. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of NIHSC Trusts, 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: 6689123. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire No Later than 3pm on 21st September 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6689123. 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 Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Pessaries. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of NIHSC Trusts, 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: 6689123. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire No Later than 3pm on 21st September 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6689123. 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/079423-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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 | 20 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 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 | BELFAST | | Postcode area | 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 - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ## Release History - 20 Aug 2026 at 12:43 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079423-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079423-2026 20th August 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. 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