Prior Information Notice - Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment [5259261]

This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that Laboratory Equipment are maintained to the applicable standards, to inform potential suppliers on behalf of Health and Social Care for Northern Ireland of the mandatory inclusion of scored Social Value criteria in the upcoming tender for Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment and to obtain a market view on the most feasible approach to deliver the required Social Value.

To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of Health and Social Care for Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments NO LATER THAN 15.00 on Friday 8th March 2024. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.