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Published 25 Sept 2025, 14:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy Testing

Official notice

Procurement agent: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·On behalf of: Northern Health and Social Care Trust

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£10,427,401≈ £1.7m / year · £12,512,881 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2026
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Jul 2033 · up to 31 Jul 2037 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Business Services Organisation (BSO ) Procurement and LogistIcs Service (PaLS),

on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) is undertaking Preliminary

Market Engagement to gather insights from the market regarding the current landscape,

supplier readiness and any recent developments or innovations in relation to Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy Testing Systems.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Jul 2036, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Medical equipments · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 6 yrsSMEPublished value£10,427,401
Contract period: 1 Aug 2027 – 31 Jul 2033 (6 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2037 with extensionsValue: £10,427,401 exc. VAT · £12,512,881 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Buyer reserves the right to increase quantities, extend the contract solution to additional departments or sites, and implement service reconfiguration during the contract term. · There is provision for an extension of the contract for any period up to and including 48 months. A further extension of up to 18 months may also be applied; however, this additional 18 month extension may be used solely to facilitate a subsequent procurement competition or to put in place alternative arrangements for the required supplies or services.
33000000 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products33100000 Medical equipments38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    This tender will assess legal and financial capacity through seven pass/fail Conditions of Participation questions.

  • Technical & professional ability

    This tender will assess technical capacity through six pass/fail Conditions of

    Participation questions.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Scored: 40%
  • Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    This tender will assess legal and financial capacity through seven pass/fail Conditions of Participation questions.

  • Technical & professional ability

    This tender will assess technical capacity through six pass/fail Conditions of

    Participation questions.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 31 Jul 2036
First published
25 Sept 2025, 14:40 BST
Last source update
10 Jul 2026, 16:17 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Oct 2026
Authority reference
6057861
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065320
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Medical equipmentsMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a23e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
21 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted electronically via the eTendersNI platform

(etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗)

Timeline

25 Sept 2025 → 1 Aug 2027 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published396 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 14:40 BST
  2. Market engagement355 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    The Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) session will be conducted in three stages:

    Stage 1: All interested suppliers are required to request participation in this PME by emailing [email protected] no later than 15:00 on 8th October 2025 where a CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire will be returned to each interested supplier.

    Stage 2: All interested suppliers are required to complete and return the CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire to [email protected] no later than 15:00 on October 17th 2025.

    Stage 3: Interested Suppliers will be invited to participate in a follow-up engagement session once all relevant documentation has been returned within the above stipulated timelines, this supplier engagement session will take place in person.

    N.B: Only suppliers who submit a completed questionnaire by the aforementioned deadline, and who demonstrate sufficient capability and alignment with the Buyer’s needs, will be invited to attend a Supplier engagement session (SES)-estimated dates for SES is 3rd and possibly the 4th November 2025.

  3. Tender notice published108 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 16:17 BST
  4. Clarification questions by73 days ago
    14 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline66 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by6 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  8. Contract startsin 279 days
    1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 14:40 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2026, 16:17 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £10,427,401
    10 Jul 2026, 16:17 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    10 Jul 2026, 16:17 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    10 Jul 2026, 16:17 BST
  6. Deadline published: 21 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
    10 Jul 2026, 16:17 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service

Procurement agentPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PWNJ-1991-NGDW 77 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 6HUContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure