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6217124 - Preliminary Market Engagement for an Air Ambulance/Air Transfer Service

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

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Opportunity overview

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek additional engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the service for an Air Ambulance/Air Transfer 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 Questionnaire. Any interested Suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6217124. 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 17:00 hours on 10 November 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6217124. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Classification

  • CPV60400000 — Air transport services
  • CPV60410000 — Scheduled air transport services
  • CPV60420000 — Non-scheduled air transport services
  • CPV60424000 — Hire of air transport equipment with crew
  • CPV60424100 — Hire of aircraft with crew
  • CPV60424110 — Hire of fixed-wing aircraft with crew
  • CPV60444000 — Aircraft-operation services
  • CPV60445000 — Aircraft operating services
  • CPV85143000 — Ambulance 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
ocds-h6vhtk-05d386
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
60400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Air transport services
Entry 2
Id
60410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Scheduled air transport services
Entry 3
Id
60420000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Non-scheduled air transport services
Entry 4
Id
85143000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ambulance services
Entry 5
Id
60424000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hire of air transport equipment with crew
Entry 6
Id
60424100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hire of aircraft with crew
Entry 7
Id
60424110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hire of fixed-wing aircraft with crew
Entry 8
Id
60444000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Aircraft-operation services
Entry 9
Id
60445000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Aircraft operating services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
068258-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
24 Oct 2025, 14:58

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
10 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek additional engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the service for an Air Ambulance/Air Transfer 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 Questionnaire. Any interested Suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6217124. 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 17:00 hours on 10 November 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6217124. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN0F
Country
GB
Locality
Ballymena
Postal Code
BT43 6DA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Cottage, 5 Greenmount Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PWNJ-1991-NGDW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ballymena · UKN0F · BT43 6DA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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