--- title: "Capillary Blood Sampling Device" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07885e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07885e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07885e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07885e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service" published: "2026-10-15" --- # Capillary Blood Sampling Device Buyer: Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07885e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07885e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07885e.json) ## Summary The Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is exploring the supply and delivery of capillary blood sampling devices on behalf of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland trusts. The requirement is for medical devices used to collect capillary blood samples. The buyer is seeking suppliers’ views on the potential requirements before deciding what to procure. The work is intended to serve the participating health and social care trusts; no delivery locations within Northern Ireland are identified. This is a planning-stage exercise to inform the buyer’s understanding of the market, rather than an invitation to tender for the device supply. The process is at planning: the buyer is conducting preliminary market engagement and has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects interested suppliers to provide a completed questionnaire through eTendersNI by 3pm on 14 November 2026; this is the engagement response date, not a tender submission deadline. The buyer’s stated estimated value is £975,000 excluding VAT (£1,170,000 including VAT). The anticipated contract period is 4 May 2027 to 5 May 2030. The procurement is described as one lot. The engagement is intended to gather market views on potential requirements, and taking part does not commit suppliers to any later tender. This engagement is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and other suppliers of capillary blood sampling devices who can provide informed feedback on supplying and delivering them to health and social care trusts. Suppliers can use the questionnaire to share their market perspective and help the buyer understand potential requirements ahead of a future procurement. The buyer has not set out technical specifications, required accreditations, capacity thresholds or evaluation criteria at this planning stage, so suppliers should assess fit against their device range and ability to serve healthcare customers rather than assume particular qualifications or contract conditions. Participation is market research only; it does not guarantee a future tender or give participants a commitment to supply. ## Notice This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Capillary Blood Sampling Devices. To this end, the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of HSCNI 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: 6389399 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 14th November 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: . 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 Capillary Blood Sampling Devices. To this end, the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of HSCNI 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: 6389399 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 14th November 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: . 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/097395-2026 | | 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 | 15 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 May 2027 - 5 May 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £975,000 | | 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 | 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 - 33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products ## Release History - 15 Oct 2026 at 11:47 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097395-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097395-2026 15th October 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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