--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Ultrasound Gel" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079045" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-079045" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079045.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079045.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service" published: "2026-10-26" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Ultrasound Gel Buyer: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079045 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-079045) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079045.json) ## Summary The Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is exploring the supply and delivery of ultrasound gel on behalf of Northern Ireland Health and Social Care trusts. The requirement is for a medical consumable, classified under medical equipment and related products. Suppliers’ market knowledge is being sought to help the buyer understand potential requirements for supplying and delivering the gel. The engagement is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and other suppliers able to supply ultrasound gel to healthcare organisations in Northern Ireland. The buyer is the central procurement service; the intended users are NIHSC Trusts. The procurement is still at the planning stage, and the market exercise is for information gathering rather than a commitment to a subsequent purchase or tender. The buyer plans to use preliminary market engagement to gather suppliers’ views through a questionnaire. Suppliers are asked to return the completed questionnaire by 3pm on 25 November 2026, using the eTendersNI secure messaging area associated with the Call for Tender reference 6817079. This is not an invitation to tender, and expressing interest does not commit a supplier or the buyer to take part in a future competition. The intended contract period is 1 August 2027 to 31 July 2030, with provision for extension to 31 July 2032. The requirement is presented as one lot. No procedure for a future competition, estimated contract value or evaluation basis has yet been set out. This engagement is suited to suppliers with experience in manufacturing, sourcing or distributing ultrasound gel and the logistics capability to deliver medical consumables to Northern Ireland’s health and social care trusts. It offers an early opportunity to share practical market knowledge about supply and delivery requirements, helping the buyer shape its understanding before any future competition. Suppliers may find it worthwhile if they can provide reliable healthcare-sector supply, manage delivery at an appropriate scale and respond to a structured market questionnaire. The buyer has not stated technical specifications, required accreditations, capacity thresholds or selection criteria at this planning stage, so suppliers should treat the exercise as market consultation rather than a defined bid opportunity. ## Notice This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Ultrasound Gel. 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: 6817079. 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 25th November 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: enter the 6817079. 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 Ultrasound Gel. 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: 6817079. 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 25th November 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: enter the 6817079. 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/101072-2026 | | 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 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Aug 2027 - 31 Jul 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 | 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 - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ## Release History - 26 Oct 2026 at 14:17 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101072-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101072-2026 26th 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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