Planning

Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire – Transportation of Deceased Remains

  • Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-051807

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058f10

Published 28 August 2025, 10:19am



Scope

Reference

6042985

Description

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek additional engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the service for the Transportation of Deceased Remains. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested Suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6042985. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire no later than 17:00 hours on 11 September 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6042985. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 98371200 - Undertaking services
  • 98370000 - Funeral and related services
  • 98371000 - Funeral services
  • 98371100 - Cemetery services and cremation services
  • 98371120 - Cremation services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

17 October 2025

Engagement process description

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek additional engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the service for the Transportation of Deceased Remains. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI), wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested Suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6042985. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire no later than 17:00 hours on 11 September 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6042985. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.


Contracting authority

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWNJ-1991-NGDW

5 Greenmount Avenue

BALLYMENA

BT43 6DA

United Kingdom

Region: UKN0F - Mid and East Antrim

Organisation type: Public authority - central government