Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
Greenmount House, Woodside Industial Estate, Woodside Road
Ballymena
BT42 4QJ
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Prior Information Notice - Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment [5259261]
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
- 42931100 - Laboratory centrifuges and accessories
- 38437000 - Laboratory pipettes and accessories
- 38434000 - Analysers
- 42923200 - Scales
- 42923110 - Balances
- 38437100 - Pipettes
- 38310000 - Precision balances
- 50411000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring apparatus
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.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.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
13 May 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes