Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
45 Bush Road Maple House
Antrim
BT41 2RL
Sourcing.PaLSCapital@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Pharmacy Isolators - Prior Information Notice
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
This is a Prior Information Notice to inform potential bidders that the BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), intends to issue a tender to award a new Contract for the supply of 3 Pharmacy isolators on behalf of the Northern Health and Social care Trust in Northern Ireland. The scope of the tender is for the design, fabrication, inspection, testing, supply, delivery, offloading, installation and commissioning one single chamber negative pressure four glove isolator and two single chamber positive pressure four glove isolator each with two transfer hatches at Antrim Hospital. The three pharmacy isolators will replace existing equipment currently in situ, for which the Contractor will also be responsible for the safe removal and disposal of within the requirements of this Tender. PaLS request that interested suppliers complete the market questionnaire attached to the CfT: Prior Information Notice - Pharmacy Isolators, an explanatory document is also attached to assist you. Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the Contracting Authority. All correspondence in relation to this market engagement exercise 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 10th August 2023. All information provided in this exercise will be treated in confidence and will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Any information provided in response to this market engagement exercise marked as ‘commercially sensitive’ will be treated as such. Non-participation in this market engagement process does not preclude any suppliers from participating in the procurement tendering process.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Prior Information Notice to inform potential bidders that the BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), intends to issue a tender to award a new Contract for the supply of 3 Pharmacy isolators on behalf of the Northern Health and Social care Trust in Northern Ireland. The scope of the tender is for the design, fabrication, inspection, testing, supply, delivery, offloading, installation and commissioning one single chamber negative pressure four glove isolator and two single chamber positive pressure four glove isolator each with two transfer hatches at Antrim Hospital. The three pharmacy isolators will replace existing equipment currently in situ, for which the Contractor will also be responsible for the safe removal and disposal of within the requirements of this Tender. PaLS request that interested suppliers complete the market questionnaire attached to the CfT: Prior Information Notice - Pharmacy Isolators, an explanatory document is also attached to assist you. Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the Contracting Authority. All correspondence in relation to this market engagement exercise 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 10th August 2023. All information provided in this exercise will be treated in confidence and will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Any information provided in response to this market engagement exercise marked as ‘commercially sensitive’ will be treated as such. Non-participation in this market engagement process does not preclude any suppliers from participating in the procurement tendering process.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 August 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