Pre-tender

Preliminary Market Engagement for Continence Care Products on behalf of Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland (the Buyers)

Details

Topic
Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
Published
14 September 2026
Submission
30 October 2026in 1 month

Tender description

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek additional engagement with the market place to gather information associated for the provision of Preliminary Market Engagement for Continence Care Products on behalf of Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland (the Buyers). 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: 6726682. 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 15:00 hours on 29th September 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6726682. 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 published14 September 2026
    Current notice

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

  • 33141000 · Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
  • 33141621 · Incontinence kit
  • 33711430 · Disposable personal wipes
  • 33711500 · Skin-care products
  • 33711540 · Para-pharmaceutical creams or lotions
  • 33750000 · Baby care products
  • 33751000 · Disposable nappies
  • 33760000 · Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes
  • 33770000 · Paper sanitary

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