6681680 - Preliminary Market Engagement for Non-Emergency Ambulance Patient Transport Service
Details
- Topic
- Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- Published
- 18 August 2026
- Submission
- 2 September 2026
- Source
- uk:ni-etenders
Tender description
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with Non-Emergency Ambulance Patient Transport Service. 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 CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this Call for Tender (CfT). All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise must be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers should refer to the documents contained within this CfT. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire no later than 15:00 hours on 02 September 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published18 August 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date2 September 2026
About the buyer
The Procurement and Logistics Service, known as PaLS, is the sole procurement and logistics provider for Health and Social Care organisations across Northern Ireland. Twelve sourcing teams manage buying across categories from medical equipment to ICT and facilities. Six operational teams run transactional purchasing across sites throughout the region. Tenders above a set value are advertised through the eTendersNI portal. Larger contracts follow the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and Northern Ireland's procurement policy. Logistics teams then distribute purchased goods from four centres to hospitals and HSC sites across the region.
£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.
Over the past 5 years, most of Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, repair and maintenance and laboratory and precision equipment.
Relevant CPV codes
- 60000000 · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60100000 · Road transport services
- 60130000 · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60140000 · Non-scheduled passenger transport
- 60170000 · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 63000000 · Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 85100000 · Health services
- 85142000 · Paramedical services
- 85143000 · Ambulance services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@regional-business-services-organisation-procurement-and-logistics-service.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@regional-business-services-organisation-procurement-and-logistics-service.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@regional-business-services-organisation-procurement-and-logistics-service.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@regional-business-services-organisation-procurement-and-logistics-service.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@regional-business-services-organisation-procurement-and-logistics-service.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@regional-business-services-organisation-procurement-and-logistics-service.gov |
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