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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-028656/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: Greenmount House, Woodside Industrial Estate, Woodside Road
Town: Ballymena
Postal code: BT42 4TP
Country: United Kingdom
Email: smc.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: Prior Information Notice Maintenance of Warehouse Equipment (4493070)
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) are wishing to inform potential suppliers on behalf of Health and Social Care for Northern Ireland of the mandatory inclusion of scored Social Value criteria in the
upcoming tender for Maintenance of Warehouse Equipment. See II.2.4 for further details.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 50800000
Main CPV code: 42415110
Main CPV code: 42000000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) are wishing to inform potential suppliers on behalf of Health and Social Care for Northern Ireland of the mandatory inclusion of scored Social Value criteria in the upcoming tender for Maintenance of Warehouse Equipment and to obtain a market view on the most feasible approach to deliver the required Social Value. 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 the CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area associated with the CfT. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments NO LATER THAN 15:00 on Friday 28th October 2022 via this secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: Following the conclusion of the Supplier Engagement stage this tender will be published on the etendersni.gov.uk website and all tender documentation including the specification will be made available via the etendersni.gov.uk/ website at that time. Non-participation in this market engagement process does not preclude any suppliers from participating in the procurement process.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2022-12-12
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:2022-10-12