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Urine, Cerebrospinal Fluid and Body Fluids Microscopy Analysers, Reagents, Consumables and Quality Control

Analysers
Analysis apparatus
Apparatus for detecting fluids
+5 more
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service: "Urine, Cerebrospinal Fluid and Body Fluids Microscopy Analysers, Reagents, Consumables and Quality Control". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBusiness Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.9Bids / Report
12.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Transmission ServicesTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 130 active published awards; 24 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Transmission Services1 win£100,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBusiness Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published12 Aug 2025, 11:21 BST
Last source update12 Aug 2025, 11:21 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAnalysers, Analysis apparatus, Apparatus for detecting fluids, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Medical equipments, Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0585dd
What is being bought
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) and Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) to seek engagement with the market place as PaLS are commencing work for a regional tender for an automated particle analyser to support diagnostic services across all 5 Health and Social Care Northern Ireland(HSCNI) trusts. This preliminary market engagement notice is for an automated particle analysers that will identify, classify and quantify various particles in urine in order to reduce the need for manual microscopic review, screen out negative samples and allow for earlier reporting. This procurement is being considered in response to diagnostic demand, the need for greater efficiency, and the desire to adopt more consistent and automated approaches to laboratory testing. The purpose of this market engagement is to: gain greater knowledge and understanding of the current market landscape; evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of existing solutions; educate stakeholders on emerging technologies and service models; assess supplier readiness and identify any recent developments or innovations in the provision of urine, cerebrospinal fluid and body fluids microscopy analyser(s), reagents, consumables and quality control. Further Information: The overall purpose of this questionnaire is to engage with prospective suppliers and gain further knowledge and understanding of the market landscape. Suppliers should note that any interest shown in this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise. For any further information please contact palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to planning
    12 Aug 2025, 11:21 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    12 Aug 2025, 11:21 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    12 Aug 2025, 11:21 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    12 Aug 2025, 11:21 BST
  2. Procedure published
    12 Aug 2025, 11:21 BST
  3. engagement
    20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    **This is an extension of a Preliminary Market Engagement published under Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055c27** This process will include a preliminary market engagement questionnaire, a presentation to HSCNI subject matter experts and a question session with the experts following the presentation. We invite prospective suppliers to participate in this initial market engagement exercise by initially completing the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire. The preliminary market questionnaire can be obtained by contacting palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net and requesting a CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire for tender 5655454 Urine, Cerebrospinal Fluid and Body Fluids Microscopy Analysers, Reagents, Consumables and Quality Control. Submission Deadline: Completed questionnaires must be returned via email to palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net no later than 3:00 PM on 20/08/2025. The presentation and following question session will take place at a date, time and location to be specified by PaLS. Invitations to this session will only be sent to those who have completed and submitted the CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire. Please note spaces for this session will be limited.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWNJ-1991-NGDW
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  • Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PWNJ-1991-NGDW
    PaLS Supplies Building, Gransha Park, Derry, UKN0A, BT47 6YZ, GB
    palsgransha.sourching@hscni.net
Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published