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Published 25 Sept 2026, 11:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Preliminary Market Engagement - Provision of Therapeutic Intervention services for adults who have experienced sexual violence and abuse

Authority: DOH - Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) (Central government)·On behalf of: Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)

ServicesBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsup to 7 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of the Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) wish to carry out a Preliminary Market Engagement with interested providers.

This Preliminary Market Engagement is intended to inform the market that the SPPG are proposing to tender for the provision of Therapeutic Intervention services for adults who have experienced sexual violence and abuse, within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI).

The Preliminary Market Engagement (CfT Reference no: 6747346) for this tender will take the form of an Explanatory Document 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 & Human Rights that will be included in any future Tender

• Cyber Security requirements

• Sustainability and Net Zero requirements

Please refer to the ‘CP13 SPPG – Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory Document’ and associated appendices for further information – all documents associated with this Preliminary Market Engagement are available in CfT document section under CfT Reference No: 6747346.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jul 2027 — 30 Jun 2031 (4 yrs) · up to 7 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions
Extension options published
85000000 Health and social work services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Sept 2026, 11:14 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 11:14 BST
Authority reference
6747346
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a4c

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    25 Sept 2026, 11:14 BST
  2. Market engagementin 24 days
    19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    Please ensure you are registered with eTendersNI under Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code '85000000 Health and social work services'. Your response to this CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Explanatory Document must be completed in ‘Appendix 1 - CP12 - Preliminary Market Engagement more…Questionnaire’ and submitted as an attachment via the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Resource ID/CfT Number: 6747346. The deadline for submission is Monday 19th October 2026 at 15:00. Any interest shown in the Preliminary 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.
  3. Contract startsin 278 days
    1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Sept 2026, 11:14 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

DOH - Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTLM-8233-CDNV 12-22 Linenhall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8BS

Other public bodies

  • Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)Beneficiary authority
  • Business Services OrganisationProcess contact pointProcuring entityBSO PaLS will be conducting the procurement process including this Preliminary Market Engagement process on behalf of the SPPG. PaLS are the Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE) for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.GB-PPON: PWNJ-1991-NGDW Armagh, Northern Ireland

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure