Official UK procurement notice
Insulin Pen Safety Needles
Procurement agent: Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service·On behalf of: Northern Health and Social Care Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBusiness Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks
through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of Insulin
Pen Safety Needles to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI).
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Medical consumables · Medical equipments · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Medical needles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Quality – Mandatory Quality (Compliance with Schedule 2 (Specification): Pass/Fail as detailed in the tender documentation
- Quality - Benchtop Assessment – (Validation of conformance to Product Specification): Pass/Fail as detailed in the tender documentation
- Quality - Clinical Assessment: Pass/Fail as detailed in the tender documentation
- Price: 100% as detailed in the tender documentation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Aug 2030
- First published
- 7 Jun 2025, 07:09 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
5965960- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061093- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0544dcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Jun 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published7 Jun 2025, 07:09 BST
- Market engagement4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Insulin Pen Needles. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of NIHSC Trusts, 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: 5988725 All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire No Later than 3pm on 4th July 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - etendersni.gov.uk ↗ and locate CfT Ref: 5988725 Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
- Tender notice published381 days ago30 Sept 2025, 18:30 BST
- Submission deadline350 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by305 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts289 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent260 days ago30 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends239 days ago19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published205 days ago26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT
Notice history
12 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Jun 2025, 07:09 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Sept 2025, 18:30 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £731,25030 Sept 2025, 18:30 BST
- Status changed to active30 Sept 2025, 18:30 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Sept 2025, 18:30 BST
- Deadline published: 31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT30 Sept 2025, 18:30 BST
- Buyer details updated30 Sept 2025, 18:30 BST
- Contract award notice published10 Feb 2026, 15:58 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Feb 2026, 15:58 GMT
- Contract signature expected25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMTUK7
- Buyer details updated26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 7 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Sensors LTD1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031Extensions: Any period(s) up to and including 24 months · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the product range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service | £483,725 | 13 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2026
- Value
- £483,725
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Any period(s) up to and including 24 months
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the product range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service
No agreed KPIs: The value of the Contract is below 5 million, therefore KPI’s are not a mandatory requirement.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyBHSCT participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyNHSCT participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applySEHSCT participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applySHSCT participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
- Western Health and Social Care TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyWHSCT participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cambridge Sensors LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender