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title: "Pre Tender Market Engagement Paper - Tender for the provision of a Hearing Aid User Support Service (HAUSS) to Empower Adult Service Users in the use of Hearing Aids following issue (4731962)"
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# Pre Tender Market Engagement Paper - Tender for the provision of a Hearing Aid User Support Service (HAUSS) to Empower Adult Service Users in the use of Hearing Aids following issue (4731962)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-tender-market-engagement-paper-tender-for-the-provision-of-a-hearing-aid-user-support--ocds-h6vhtk-03abb9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Business Services Organisation- Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of The Strategic Planning and Performance Group of the Department of Health Northern Ireland: "Pre Tender Market Engagement Paper - Tender for the provision of a Hearing Aid User Support Service (HAUSS) to Empower Adult Service Users in the use of Hearing Aids following issue (4731962)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Business Services Organisation- Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of The Strategic Planning and Performance Group of the Department of Health Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/business-services-organisation-procurement-and-logistics-ser-GB-FTS-127791)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03abb9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-tender-market-engagement-paper-tender-for-the-provision-of-a-hearing-aid-user-support--ocds-h6vhtk-03abb9#tl-md)

## Description
This Prior Information Notice has been published by the Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) Business
Services Organisation (BSO) on behalf of the Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG). The PIN is to inform the market that the
SPPG are planning to procure the provision of Hearing Aid User Support Service (HAUSS) to Empower Adult Service Users in the use of
Hearing Aids following issue, and therefore, wish to carry out pre tender market engagement with interested Providers. In the interests
of transparency and equal treatment this paper-based approach i.e. Pre-Tender Market Engagement Paper, conducted in writing is being
used for the purpose of pre tender market engagement in advance of any tender process. The purpose of this exercise is to engage with
and receive feedback from the market by outlining the SPPG’s proposals for the delivery of a Hearing Aid User Support Service (HAUSS) to
empower Adult Service Users in the use of Hearing Aids following issue, which includes key elements of the service, its procurement plans
and requirements. The Paper, which includes a questionnaire, will be available on eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk) under resource
ID:4731962
Please ensure you are registered with eTendersNI, see attached guide. Interested providers MUST submit their response to the
questionnaire via eTendersNI by 15:00 on 20 March 2023.
Any interest shown in the pre tender market engagement does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise.
Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise. This Tender is governed by the
Public Contract Regulations 2015. The service being tendered is classified as a ‘Social and other specific service’ therefore the Light Touch
Regime (regulations 74-77) applies

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKN

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005530-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-24T11:52:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:51:19.675Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03abb9