--- title: "Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition Products" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eba1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eba1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eba1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eba1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Procurement and Logistics Service" published: "2026-08-25" --- # Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition Products Buyer: Procurement and Logistics Service Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eba1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eba1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eba1.json) ## Summary The Procurement and Logistics Service, part of the Business Services Organisation, is preparing a procurement for inpatient parenteral nutrition products on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The requirement covers the manufacture, delivery and support of products used by patients with intestinal failure. This is a goods procurement, classified under CPV 33692200 for parenteral nutrition products. Delivery is across Northern Ireland. The buyer is seeking views from economic operators about the inpatient parenteral nutrition products market and potential requirements, so that future tender documents are clear and equitable for suppliers. The requirement is intended to support patients who cannot obtain adequate nutrition through normal intestinal function. The process is at the planning stage: the buyer has announced an intention to procure and is conducting pre-market engagement, rather than inviting tenders. Interested suppliers are asked to complete and return the Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire by 3.00pm on Monday 7 September 2026; the associated engagement milestone is recorded for 8 September 2026. The buyer expects the resulting contract to run from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2031. Its estimated value is £16.5 million excluding VAT, or £19.8 million including VAT. The procurement is expected to use a framework agreement. It is planned as one lot, with the lot identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This engagement will suit manufacturers and specialist suppliers of inpatient parenteral nutrition products, particularly businesses able to combine product manufacture with reliable delivery and ongoing patient or clinical support. Suppliers should be prepared to explain the products and services they could provide for people with intestinal failure, their approach to meeting potential healthcare requirements, and how they would support consistent supply across Northern Ireland. The buyer is using market feedback to shape the future tender, so businesses with relevant operational knowledge can help identify clear and fair requirements before competition begins. The planned single-lot structure and stated SME suitability may make the requirement relevant to smaller specialist firms, as well as larger healthcare suppliers and potential delivery or support partners. ## Notice This is a prior information notice to seek engagement with economic operators to understand the marketplace for Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition Products generally described as the manufacture, delivery and support for patients with intestinal failure. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (BSO PaLS) on behalf of HSCNI are seeking to engage with potential economic operators to obtain a market view of potential requirements utilising a Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire - Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition Products. PaLS will use the information collected to assist in the preparation of the tender documents and to help ensure the documentation produced is clear and equitable for all Tenderers. Economic operators should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise. ### Planning Information Any interested economic operators should complete and return their Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire - Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition Products NO LATER THAN 3.00PM ON MONDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2026 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080876-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £16,500,000 | | 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 | 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 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33692200 - Parenteral nutrition products ## Release History - 25 Aug 2026 at 14:09 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080876-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080876-2026 25th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps - 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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