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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-028823/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services

Prior information notice
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Procurement and Logistics Service
Postal address: Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, Loughgall Road
Town: Armagh
Postal code: BT61 7PR
Country: United Kingdom
Email: PaLSSocialcare.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: Pre Tender Market Engagement – Provision of a Social Support Service for adults with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and their Carers
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services

II.1.4) Short Description:
The provision of a Social Support Service for adults with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and their Carers.

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)

II.2) Description:
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Social Support Service for adults with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and their Carers.

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-01-05

Section V: Award of contract

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
This Prior Information Notice (“PIN”) has been published by Regional Business Services Organisation (“BSO”) Procurement and Logistics Service (“PaLS”) on behalf of the Strategic Planning and Performance Group of the Department of Health Northern Ireland (SPPG) (DoH). This notice relates to the planned procurement of services classified as ‘Social and Other Specific Services’ under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the PCR”) which will be subject to the provisions of Chapter 3, section 7 of the PCR, otherwise known as the Light Touch Regime (“LTR”). It is anticipated that the tender will be advertised in financial year 2023/24. Please note the ‘Estimated date of publication of contract notice’ in Section II.3) of this notice is estimated and is subject to change. This notice has been placed for advertising purposes only. The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation. Interested tenderers are advised to ensure they are registered on the eTendersNI portal where any tender opportunity will be advertised. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run. The SPPG wishes to carry out pre tender market engagement with interested Providers using a pre tender market engagement paper. The purpose of this PIN and pre tender market engagement paper (CfT reference 4977000) is to engage with and receive feedback from the market by outlining the SPPG’s proposals for the Social Support Service for adults with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and their Carers including the proposed model and key elements of the service, and its procurement plans and requirements. The pre tender market engagement paper and questionnaire will be available on eTendersNI () under CfT reference 4977000. Interested providers are asked to submit their responses to the questionnaire on eTendersNI via the messaging area under CfT reference 4977000 by 15:00 on 20 October 2023. Any interest shown in the pre tender market engagement does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-09-29