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Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation, Associated Consumables and Ancillary Services

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:58.

Opportunity overview

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of Health and Social Care NI (HSCNI) wish to seek engagement with the marketplace to ascertain the markets capabilities, conditions and capacity in respect of the supply of Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation, Associated Consumables and Ancillary Services in preparation for a plan to tender in late 2025/ early 2026. MI-E devices are used by patients with a range of conditions and are used for the purpose of providing a mechanically assisted cough. It is envisaged the Supplier(s) will be expected to provide a complete managed service on behalf of Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland to patients that require the use of MI-E devices. This will include but not be restricted to: 1) Supply of all equipment, accessories and consumables. 2) Manage planned and emergency installations, deliveries, maintenance of equipment and call outs. 3) Provide a professional and expert customer care team that can provide training and support to Health Care Professionals and patients. We hope that the Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) will help encourage supplier interest in this tender. It will also help us understand any barriers to tendering that suppliers currently face so these can be considered when drafting the HSCNI tender.

Classification

  • CPV33000000 — Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
  • CPV33150000 — Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices
  • CPV33157400 — Medical breathing devices
  • CPV33190000 — Miscellaneous medical devices and products
  • CPV33195110 — Respiratory monitors
  • CPV85111700 — Oxygen-therapy services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
6168197
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Entry 2
Id
33150000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices
Entry 3
Id
33157400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical breathing devices
Entry 4
Id
33190000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous medical devices and products
Entry 5
Id
33195110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Respiratory monitors
Entry 6
Id
85111700
Scheme
CPV
Description
Oxygen-therapy services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060039-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
26 Sept 2025, 11:03

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
The PME is an information-gathering exercise designed to help inform the development of the future tender. It includes the CP12 – Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire v1.0 and CP13 – Explanatory Document v1.0. What you need to do now: 1) If you are not registered on eTendersNI, please do so as soon as possible. 2) Those interested in participating in such preliminary market engagement should access the 'Preliminary Market Engagement for the Provision of Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation, Associated Consumables and Ancillary Services' via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 6168197. 3) Using the eTendersNI secure messaging service, please request a copy of the CP12 PME Questionnaire and a copy of the CP13 PME Explanatory Document. All completed responses must be submitted via the secure eTendersNI messaging area of the CFT no later than 15:00, Friday 17th October 2025. Please note that with reference to the information containing estimated date of publication of contract notice - this is only an anticipated date and subject to change.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWNJ-1991-NGDW
Name
Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT12 6HU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
77 Boucher Crescent

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PWNJ-1991-NGDW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT12 6HU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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