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title: "PSNI – Provision of Forensic Medical Services **Pre-Market Engagement Exercise*"
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# PSNI – Provision of Forensic Medical Services **Pre-Market Engagement Exercise*

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/psni-provision-of-forensic-medical-services-pre-market-engagement-exercise-ocds-h6vhtk-030ed0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI): "PSNI – Provision of Forensic Medical Services **Pre-Market Engagement Exercise*". 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:** [Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni-GB-PPON-PJGZ-5912-BTWQ)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Supply services of medical personnel
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-030ed0`

## 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/psni-provision-of-forensic-medical-services-pre-market-engagement-exercise-ocds-h6vhtk-030ed0#tl-md)

## Description
**PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE** The PSNI is preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract for the provision of 24/7 custody healthcare, in accordance with Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order, Codes of Practice C (PACE), which sets out the statutory requirement for clinical treatment and attention for detainees’. Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is undertaking this  Market Sounding exercise on behalf of  the PSNI and is inviting suitably qualified and experienced suppliers, who may have an interest in this project, to complete a questionnaire to assist PSNI gain a better understanding of the feasibility of their requirements, the most appropriate approach, the capacity of the market to deliver the services and any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered.

## 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%2F002103-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-25T08:44:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:16:46.357Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-030ed0