--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement For Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ece0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ece0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ece0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ece0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service" published: "2026-08-26" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement For Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment Buyer: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ece0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ece0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ece0.json) ## Summary Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service, on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland, is exploring the supply and delivery of medical fridges, freezers and associated equipment. The requirement covers refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers including industrial freezers, laboratory and precision equipment, medical devices and products, and blood-transfusion supplies. This is a goods requirement for use across Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. Suppliers able to provide a range of temperature-controlled medical and laboratory storage equipment, together with associated products and delivery arrangements, are the relevant market. The procurement is being developed as a single planned lot covering the overall requirement. The process is at the planning stage and is currently a preliminary market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to use the responses to understand market capability and shape any future procurement. Interested suppliers are asked to complete a preliminary market engagement questionnaire through the secure eTendersNI messaging area, with responses requested by 15:00 on 16 September 2026. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031. The buyer has stated that the future contract notice publication date is anticipated only and may change. No contract value, award criteria or tender procedure has been settled in this planning information. This engagement is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of medical refrigeration and freezer equipment, particularly businesses serving healthcare, laboratory and blood-transfusion environments. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate the product range, technical capability and supply capacity needed to provide refrigerators, freezers and associated medical or precision equipment, including industrial-scale units where applicable. Reliable delivery arrangements across Northern Ireland will also be important because the requirement covers supply and delivery for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The questionnaire gives suppliers an opportunity to explain their market capability and help inform the future requirement. Participation now does not commit the buyer to a later tender or guarantee that a contract will follow. ## Notice Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of the Health and Social Care NI (HSCNI) wish to seek engagement with the marketplace to ascertain the markets capabilities in respect of the supply of Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment. Any interested parties are requested to submit their completed questionnaire through the secure messaging area of the eTendersNI CfT. ### 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 Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment. What you need to do now: 1. If you are not registered on eTendersNI, please do so as soon as possible. 2. Those interested in participating in such preliminary market engagement should access the 'Preliminary Market Engagement for Medical Fridges, Freezers and Associated Equipment.’ via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 6437460. A copy of the following documents has been included within the CfT documents area of this advertisement: (a) CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory Document (b) CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire All completed responses must be submitted via the secure eTendersNI messaging area of the CfT on eTendersNI no later than 15:00, Wednesday 16th September 2026. Please note that with reference to the information containing estimated date of publication of contract notice - this is only an anticipated date and subject to change. Further Information: The overall purpose of this questionnaire is to engage with prospective suppliers and gain further knowledge and understanding of the market landscape. Suppliers should note that any interest shown in this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise 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/081430-2026 | | 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 | 26 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 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 | 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 - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products ### Codes - 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 33100000 - Medical equipments - 33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products - 33194220 - Blood-transfusion supplies - 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 39711100 - Refrigerators and freezers - 39711110 - Refrigerator-freezers - 39711120 - Freezers - 39711124 - Industrial freezers - 39711130 - Refrigerators ## Release History - 26 Aug 2026 at 15:13 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081430-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081430-2026 26th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do - 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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