Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, Loughgall Road
Armagh
BT61 7PR
PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@hscni.net
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
Provision of Personal and Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Personal and Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Personal and Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 September 2023
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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice (“PIN”) has been published by the Regional Business Services Organisation (“BSO”) Procurement and Logistics Service (“PaLS”) on behalf of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT). 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 early autumn 2023. The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation. Interested providers are advised to ensure they are registered on the eTendersNI portal (https://etendersni.gov.uk) where any tender opportunity will be advertised. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run. The NHSCT wishes to carry out pre tender market engagement with interested providers using a pre tender market engagement paper CfT reference 4923819. The purpose of this PIN and the paper is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement; gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services; receive feedback from the market by outlining the Trusts proposals for the delivery of this service, its procurement plans and requirements, in advance of any formal tender process. The pre tender market engagement paper and questionnaire will be available on eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk) under CfT reference 4923819. Interested providers are asked to submit their responses to the questionnaire on eTendersNI via the messaging area under CfT reference 4923819 by 15:00 on 14 August 2023. Any interest shown in the pre tender market engagement exercise does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Non-participation in this pre tender market engagement exercise does not preclude any provider from participating in any future procurement exercise. Note: 'Estimated date of publication of contract notice’ in Section II.3) of this notice is estimated and is subject to change.