Planning

Bacteriology Testing for the Human Milk Bank Service

  • Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-079737

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05eec5

Published 4 December 2025, 1:13pm



Scope

Reference

6232954

Description

This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being published by the Business Services Organisation (BSO) - Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) for the purposes of informing and engaging with potential service providers regarding the upcoming public competition for Bacteriology Testing for the Human Milk Bank Service based at the Human Milk Bank within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). This is located in the South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen (SWAH). Any interested suppliers are required to request further detail via palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net suppliers will be required to submit their completed questionnaire no later than 3pm 17th December 2025.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services
  • 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

17 December 2025

Engagement process description

Any interested suppliers are requested to email the PaLS Gransha Sourcing email palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net for a copy of the Questionnaire. The deadline for requesting a Questionnaire is 15.00, 10th December 2025. Suppliers will be required to return the completed questionnaire to PaLS Gransha Sourcing email and any comments no later than 15.00, 17th December 2025.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWNJ-1991-NGDW

77 Boucher Crescent

Belfast

BT12 6HU

United Kingdom

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland