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Preliminary Market Engagement 2026 - Provision of Primary Care Talking Therapies Service for Service Users aged 18+ years within the BHSCT [6508040]
Community health services
Counselling services
Guidance and counselling services
+4 more
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust: "Preliminary Market Engagement 2026 - Provision of Primary Care Talking Therapies Service for Service Users aged 18+ years within the BHSCT [6508040]". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Belfast Health and Social Care Trust | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
10Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
MET HEALTHCARE LIMITEDTop vendor: 84.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 81 active published awards; 25 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| MET HEALTHCARE LIMITED | 1 win | £935,340 |
| RESUSCITATION COUNCIL (UK) | 1 win | £171,640 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBelfast Health and Social Care Trust | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published23 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST | Last source update23 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationCommunity health services, Counselling services, Guidance and counselling services, Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services, Social services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0689e0 | ||
What is being bought
The Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) wish to carry out a preliminary market engagement with interested providers. This market engagement is intended to inform the market that the BHSCT are proposing to tender for the provision of Primary Care Talking Therapies Service for Service Users aged 18+ years within the BHSCT. The BHSCT have published a preliminary market engagement (CfT Reference no: 6508040) for this tender which will take the form of a Briefing Paper and Questionnaire for providers to respond to. The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement, gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services, and in advance of tender advertisement make potential providers aware of the following; Key service requirements; The introduction of the new Procurement Act 2023; Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes (PPN’s) relating to Social Value and Human Rights that will be included in any future Tender; Cyber Security requirements; and Sustainability and Net Zero requirements. Please refer to the ‘CP13 BHSCT - Market Engagement Briefing Paper’ and associated appendices for further information – all documents associated with this market engagement are available in CfT document section under CfT Reference No: 6508040
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planning
23 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST - Official notice release published
23 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST - Buyer information updated
23 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
23 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST - Procedure published
23 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST - engagement
15 May 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledPlease ensure you are registered with eTendersNI under Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code '85000000 Health and social work services'. Your response to this Pre-Tender Market Engagement Paper must be completed in ‘CP12 - Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire’ and submitted as an attachment via the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Resource ID/CfT Number: 6508040. The deadline for submission is Friday 15th May 2026 at 15:00. 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.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PLQJ-5727-JCLRDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 23 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |