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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-006531/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 Industial Estate, Woodside Road
Town: Ballymena
Postal code: BT42 4QJ
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 Laboratory Equipment [5259261]
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that Laboratory Equipment are maintained to the applicable standards, 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 Laboratory 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 this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments NO LATER THAN 15.00 on Friday 8th March 2024. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
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: 50421000
Main CPV code: 71900000
Main CPV code: 42931100
Main CPV code: 38437000
Main CPV code: 38434000
Main CPV code: 42923200
Main CPV code: 42923110
Main CPV code: 38437100
Main CPV code: 38310000
Main CPV code: 50411000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that Laboratory Equipment is maintained to the applicable standards, 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 Laboratory Equipment and to obtain a market view of 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 this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments NO LATER THAN 15.00 on Friday 8th March 2024. 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.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-05-13
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:2024-02-29