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Preliminary Market Engagement for Non-Emergency Ambulance Patient Transport 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 engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the service for Non-Emergency Ambulance Patient Transport 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: 6681680. 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 CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire no later than 15:00 hours on 02 September 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6681680. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Classification

  • CPV60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • CPV60100000 — Road transport services
  • CPV60130000 — Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
  • CPV60140000 — Non-scheduled passenger transport
  • CPV60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
  • CPV63000000 — Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
  • CPV85100000 — Health services
  • CPV85142000 — Paramedical 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
6681680
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85143000
Description
Ambulance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
60000000
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
60100000
Description
Road transport services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
60130000
Description
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
60170000
Description
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
60140000
Description
Non-scheduled passenger transport
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
63000000
Description
Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
85142000
Description
Paramedical services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the service for Non-Emergency Ambulance Patient Transport 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: 6681680. 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 CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire no later than 15:00 hours on 02 September 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6681680. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
Due
2 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078362-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Aug 2026, 09:16
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
The Cottage, 5 Greenmount Avenue
Locality
Ballymena
Postal Code
BT43 6DA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0F

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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