Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
Greenmount House, Woodside Industrial Estate, Woodside Road
Ballymena
BT42 4TP
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 Warehouse Equipment (4493070)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) are wishing 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 Warehouse Equipment. See II.2.4 for further details.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
- 42415110 - Forklift trucks
- 42000000 - Industrial machinery
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) are wishing 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 Warehouse 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 the CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area associated with the CfT. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments NO LATER THAN 15:00 on Friday 28th October 2022 via this secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
two.2.14) Additional information
Following the conclusion of the Supplier Engagement stage this tender will be published on the etendersni.gov.uk website and all tender documentation including the specification will be made available via the etendersni.gov.uk/ website at that time. Non-participation in this market engagement process does not preclude any suppliers from participating in the procurement process.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
12 December 2022
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