--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement for Calibration and Repair of Audiology and New Born Hearing Screening Equipment [6724423]" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06fb37" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06fb37" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06fb37.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06fb37.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service" published: "2026-09-16" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement for Calibration and Repair of Audiology and New Born Hearing Screening Equipment [6724423] Buyer: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fb37 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06fb37) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06fb37.json) ## Summary Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics, on behalf of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland, is exploring a service to calibrate and repair audiology and newborn hearing screening equipment. The work is intended to ensure equipment remains properly maintained and services are delivered in line with applicable standards. It covers repair, maintenance and calibration of testing and audio equipment, including hearing-screening apparatus. The service is expected to operate across Health and Social Care sites in Northern Ireland. This is a single-service requirement rather than a procurement covering multiple stated lots. Suppliers with specialist expertise in audiology equipment, newborn hearing screening systems, calibration and associated technical repairs should be relevant to the market engagement. The process is at the planning stage and is currently a pre-market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to use the responses to understand market capability and potential requirements before any future competition. Interested suppliers are expected to complete a questionnaire through the secure messaging area by 15:00 on 1 October 2026; showing interest will not commit a supplier to a later tender. The buyer’s indicative date for a future notice is 2 November 2026. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 1 April 2032, with renewal provision extending the maximum period to 1 April 2035. The published estimated value is £0, in GBP. This engagement should suit suppliers that provide specialist calibration, servicing and repair for audiology and newborn hearing screening equipment across a dispersed healthcare estate. It is particularly relevant to businesses able to demonstrate reliable technical support for testing apparatus and audio equipment, manage planned calibration and reactive repairs, and work consistently across multiple Health and Social Care sites. Suppliers should be ready to explain how their service would meet applicable standards and how they could support effective delivery at scale. The questionnaire offers an opportunity to share practical market knowledge, including likely service requirements and delivery considerations, before the buyer finalises any future tender. It is therefore useful for established specialist providers preparing for a possible competition, rather than businesses seeking an immediate contract to bid for. ## Notice This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that the Calibration and Repair of Audiology and New Born Hearing Screening Equipment services are delivered in accordance with the applicable standards. See the "CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Explanatory Document" for more information. ### Planning Information This is a Pre-Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that HSCNI can ensure the Calibration and Repair of Audiology and New Born Hearing Screening Equipment service is effectively conducted across all sites. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of health and social care for Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Thursday 1st October 2026. 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/087798-2026 | | 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 | 16 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2032 | | 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 | Regional 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 - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services - 50300000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment - 50342000 - Repair and maintenance services of audio equipment - 50412000 - Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus - 50433000 - Calibration services - 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services ## Release History - 16 Sep 2026 at 14:10 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087798-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087798-2026 16th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - 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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