Stale Pre-tender

Pre-Market Supplier Engagement for Transportation of Deceased Remains

Details

Topic
Funeral and related services
Published
20 January 2025

Tender description

This is a prior information notice to seek engagement with the market place to understand the market structure and ascertain how suppliers can assist in the Transportation of Deceased Remains within Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland in compliance with all relevant Legislation. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential Suppliers on behalf of public bodies within Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of Call for Tender (CfT) 5680549. All correspondence in relation to this pre-market engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers should refer to the Pre- Market Engagement Document located within CfT 5680549. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the Market Engagement Supplier Questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 hours 31 January 2025. Suppliers should note that PaLS may follow up this Market Engagement Supplier questionnaire with a meeting(s) with interested suppliers during week commencing 17 February 2025. If required, invitations will be issued week commencing 10 February 2025. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise. Lot 1: This is a prior information notice to seek engagement with the market place to understand the market structure and ascertain how suppliers can assist in the Transportation of Deceased Remains within Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland in compliance with all relevant Legislation. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential Suppliers on behalf of public bodies within Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of Call for Tender (CfT) 5680549. All correspondence in relation to this pre-market engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers should refer to the Pre- Market Engagement Document located within CfT 5680549. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the Market Engagement Supplier Questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 hours 31 January 2025. Suppliers should note that PaLS may follow up this Market Engagement Supplier questionnaire with a meeting(s) with interested suppliers during week commencing 17 February 2025. If required, invitations will be issued week commencing 10 February 2025. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published20 January 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

HSC Business Services Organisation provides shared business support to the health and social care system in Northern Ireland, and buys as a regional healthcare body through its Procurement and Logistics Service. PaLS lets and manages contracts for goods and services on behalf of the family of HSC organisations. Every competition above the quotation threshold is advertised on the eTendersNI portal, where suppliers register to view documents and submit returns. Smaller requirements go out as quotations through eTendersNI. Twelve category sourcing teams work from eight sites across Northern Ireland.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of HSC Business Services Organisation's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

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

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