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# Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire for a Managed Service Contract for Point of Care Testing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-questionnaire-for-a-managed-service-contract-for-point-of-ca-ocds-h6vhtk-06013a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service: "Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire for a Managed Service Contract for Point of Care Testing". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/business-services-organisation-procurement-and-logistics-ser-nhs-z7906)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Medical equipments, Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, Pharmaceutical products
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-questionnaire-for-a-managed-service-contract-for-point-of-ca-ocds-h6vhtk-06013a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06013a`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-questionnaire-for-a-managed-service-contract-for-point-of-ca-ocds-h6vhtk-06013a#tl-md)

## Description
This Preliminary Market Engagement is being published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT), Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT), Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT), South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT), and Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) for the purpose of engaging with potential service providers in advance of a potential public procurement competition for a Managed Service Contract for POCT to include: International Normalised Ratio testing (INR) and Handheld Blood gas testing within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 33000000, 33100000, 33600000, 38000000

- **Contract Period:** 08/06/2028 to 08/06/2035

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001172-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-07T15:39:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T07:45:20.948Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06013a