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Preliminary Market Engagement For the Supplier of Home Oxygen Services

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

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Opportunity overview

The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise is to inform the market of our proposed procurement for the provision of Home Oxygen Services (HOS) across Northern Ireland. Home Oxygen Services are provided to Patients who have been prescribed oxygen therapy for a range of clinical conditions, including Long Term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT) and Ambulatory Oxygen Therapy (AOT). The aim of the service is to support the health and wellbeing of Patients through the safe, effective and timely provision of oxygen therapy within the home and other care settings. It is envisaged that the appointed Contractor will deliver a fully managed service on behalf of Health and Social Care (HSC) Northern Ireland, working in partnership with clinical teams and relevant stakeholders to ensure high-quality patient care and service continuity. This will include but not be restricted to: 1) Supply of Equipment, Oxygen and associated consumables tailored to Patient needs 2) Service Delivery, installation and removal of euipment 3) Maintenance, repair, servicing of equipement and ongoing Support 4) Clinical and Patient Support such as the provision of training 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 HSC tender

Classification

  • CPV24111500 — Medical gases
  • CPV24111900 — Oxygen
  • CPV33100000 — Medical equipments
  • CPV33157000 — Gas-therapy and respiratory devices
  • CPV33157200 — Oxygen kits
  • CPV33157800 — Oxygen administration unit
  • CPV50421000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
  • CPV85100000 — Health services
  • 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
6560104
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24111500
Description
Medical gases
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
24111900
Description
Oxygen
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
33100000
Description
Medical equipments
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
33157200
Description
Oxygen kits
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
50421000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
85111700
Description
Oxygen-therapy services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
33157000
Description
Gas-therapy and respiratory devices
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
33157800
Description
Oxygen administration unit

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
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 (https://etendersni.gov.uk/). 2) Those interested in participating in such preliminary market engagement should access the 'Preliminary Market Engagement for Home Oxygen Services' via eTendersNI at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 6560104. 3) Using eTendersNI please see a copy of the CP12 PME Questionnaire and a copy of the CP13 PME Explanatory Document within the document library. All completed responses must be submitted via the secure eTendersNI messaging area of the CFT no later than 15:00, Friday 24th July 2026. 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.
Due
24 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064631-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Jul 2026, 11:53
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 Cresent
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

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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