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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-014162/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Procurement and Logistics Service
Postal address: 77 Boucher Crescent
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT12 6HU
Country: United Kingdom
Email: PDRandOps.Sourcing@hscni.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Market Engagement Exercise – Homecare Services (Northern Ireland)
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
This Prior Information Notice seeks engagement with the market to understand current and future capacity in respect of Homecare Services to Northern Ireland.
Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland (HSC) are keen to engage with suppliers who would be willing to provide homecare medicines services to patients living in Northern Ireland.
A homecare medicine service may be defined as one that delivers medicine supplies and associated care, directly to a patient’s home or other suitable community based location.
The service would be provided from a registered pharmacy, and would include dispensing of medication in accordance with a hospital prescription, delivery to the patient; supply of any ancillary items or equipment that is required, as well as waste management.
The provider will be required to provide a prescription management service, as well as communicating directly with the patient regarding the supply of their medication.
Further information on homecare medicines services is available at
If you would like to participate in this market engagement exercise, please register your interest by emailing PDRandOps.Sourcing@hscni.net, confirming the company name, contact person, email and telephone.
Please register your interest no later than Friday 10th June.
Market engagement will likely take the form of a Zoom meeting which will focus on a standard brief that will be provided to those interested, and a set of standard question.
Please note, this is not a call for competition.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Prior Information Notice seeks engagement with the market to understand current and future capacity in respect of Homecare Services to Northern Ireland.
Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland (HSC) are keen to engage with suppliers who would be willing to provide homecare medicines services to patients living in Northern Ireland.
A homecare medicine service may be defined as one that delivers medicine supplies and associated care, directly to a patient’s home or other suitable community based location.
The service would be provided from a registered pharmacy, and would include dispensing of medication in accordance with a hospital prescription, delivery to the patient; supply of any ancillary items or equipment that is required, as well as waste management.
The provider will be required to provide a prescription management service, as well as communicating directly with the patient regarding the supply of their medication.
Further information on homecare medicines services is available at
If you would like to participate in this market engagement exercise, please register your interest by emailing PDRandOps.Sourcing@hscni.net, confirming the company name, contact person, email and telephone.
Please register your interest no later than Friday 10th June.
Market engagement will likely take the form of a Zoom meeting which will focus on a standard brief that will be provided to those interested, and a set of standard question.
Please note, this is not a call for competition.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2023-06-30
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2022-05-24