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Molecular Equipment Diagnostics Refresh

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 09:37.

Opportunity overview

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement published by the Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) , on behalf of the Buyer - the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT), to enter into pre-market engagement with interested suppliers, as PaLS are commencing work for the provision of a solution for a molecular equipment refresh for the (i)Regional Molecular Diagnostics Service (RMDS) which includes: Somatic Service and Germline Genomics, which offers services for Germline and Somatic testing to improve diagnosis, treatment options and management of patients with cancer, haematological conditions and rare genetic disorders; (ii)Microbiology/Virology Service which provides molecular testing to detect, quantify and characterise a broad range of pathogens causing infection, for clinical, infection prevention and control, and public health teams in Northern Ireland; (iii)Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics service which services to support Renal and Haemopoietic Stem Transplantation, urgent typing for all deceased donors in Northern Ireland and testing for disease association and adverse drug reactions.

Classification

  • CPV33100000 — Medical equipments
  • CPV33124000 — Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies
  • CPV33124100 — Diagnostic devices
  • CPV33124110 — Diagnostic systems
  • CPV33124130 — Diagnostic supplies
  • CPV33127000 — Immuno-analysis devices
  • CPV33140000 — Medical consumables
  • CPV33141000 — Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables

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
6068868
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
PLEASE NOTE: The engagement deadline has been further extended to 11/05/2026 @ 15:00hrs to facilitate as wide a market response as possible.
Id
041339-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Jun 2028, 00:00
Ends
2 Jun 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
33100000
Description
Medical equipments
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
33140000
Description
Medical consumables
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
33141000
Description
Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
33124000
Description
Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
33124100
Description
Diagnostic devices
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
33124110
Description
Diagnostic systems
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
33124130
Description
Diagnostic supplies
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
33127000
Description
Immuno-analysis devices

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This process will include an initial tender structure document where prospective suppliers will indicate which of the proposed lots they feel they would be interested in supplying. Upon completion and submission of this tender structure questionnaire the prospective supplier will then be sent the specific lot questionnaires they have expressed interest in. The initial Tender structure questionnaire can be obtained by contacting palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net and requesting a CP12 Preliminary market engagement Tender Structure questionnaire for Tender 6068868 Molecular equipment Refresh. Important Deadlines Submission Deadline: All submissions for the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire must be submitted by 15:00 on 29/04/2026. Please note:Submissions received after this deadline will not be considered. Completed questionnaires must be returned via email to palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net no later than 15:00 on 29/04/2026. **The only change to this notice is the extension of the submission deadline by 1 week** **Deadline changed from 29/04/26 @15:00 to 06/05/26 @15:00** PLEASE NOTE: The engagement deadline has been further extended to 11/05/2026 @ 15:00hrs to facilitate as wide a market response as possible.
Due
11 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
041339-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 May 2026, 09:33
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWNJ-1991-NGDW

Address

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

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
Belfast health and Social Care Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PLQJ-5727-JCLR
Role Details
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is the buyer in this procurement.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLQJ-5727-JCLR

Address

Street Address
Lisburn Road
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT97AB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 031210-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 038683-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 041339-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·