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Preliminary Market Engagement - Community Nursing Beds for Provision of Assessment and/or Rehabilitation within the Antrim Locality

Northern Health and Social Care Trust · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), on behalf of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (the Trust), for the purposes of informing and engaging with interested providers regarding the upcoming procurement for Community Nursing Beds for Provision of Assessment and/or Rehabilitation within the Antrim Locality, within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). The Trust wishes to award a Contract for the provision of short-term care in general nursing home beds for adults who either require a period of bed based community Assessment and/or Rehabilitation following discharge from an acute hospital (step down) or directly from their own home environment (step-up). This engagement will take the form of an engagement paper and questionnaire, which interested providers are invited to complete. The CP13 PME Questionnaire – Explanatory Document should be read in conjunction with the CP12 PME Questionnaire (Appendix 1) and the PME Notice. The purpose of this PME exercise is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement, gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services, make interested providers aware in advance of the key service requirements, the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023 and Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Note’s (PPN’s) relating to Social Value and Human Rights, cyber security requirements, sustainability and net zero requirements, that will be included in any future tender. This notice has been placed for advertising purposes only. The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work 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-061513
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The CP13 PME – Explanatory Document and Appendix 1 – CP12 PME Questionnaire are available on eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk) under Resource ID/CfT Reference: 6371588. Please ensure you are registered with eTendersNI under Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code '85000000 Health and social work services'. Your response to this PME Paper must be completed in 'Appendix 1 - CP12 PME Questionnaire' and submitted as an attachment via the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Resource ID/CfT Reference: 6371588. The deadline for submission is 3pm on 20th February 2026. Any interest shown in the PME does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Non-participation in this PME exercise does not preclude any provider from participation in any future procurement exercise. Please note that the contract dates in this Notice are anticipated and subject to change. Please also note that the estimated date of publication of Tender Notice is an anticipated date and subject to change.
Due
20 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
009328-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Feb 2026, 10:35
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PBRP-6676-CQZY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBRP-6676-CQZY

Address

Street Address
Bretten Hall, Antrim Area Hospital, Bush Road
Locality
Antrim
Postal Code
BT41 2RL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0D

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Id
GB-PPON-PWNJ-1991-NGDW
Role Details
BSO PaLS will be conducting the procurement process including this PME process on behalf of the Trust. PaLS are the Centre of Procurement Expertise for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWNJ-1991-NGDW

Address

Street Address
Rosewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road
Locality
Armagh
Postal Code
BT61 7PR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN07

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Antrim · UKN0D · BT41 2RL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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