United Kingdom-Belfast: Pre-Tender Market Engagement for Topical Negative Pressure Systems

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-024474/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Procurement and Logistics Service
Postal address: 77 Boucher Crescent
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT12 6HU
Country: United Kingdom
Email: pdrandops.sourcing@hscni.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Pre-Tender Market Engagement for Topical Negative Pressure Systems
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 33141110
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
This is a Prior Information Notice to facilitate a market engagement exercise in respect of Topical Negative Pressure Systems. This market engagement exercise is planned to take place In-person, November 2023 at Procurement and Logistics Service, 77 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, BT12 6HU , Northern Ireland. The aim of the engagement is to inform Health and Social Care (HSC) representatives of available products within this category of wound care, which will enable the creation of a specification for Topical Negative Pressure Systems within the forthcoming tender exercise for ‘Specialist Wound Therapies’ (due for advertisement December 2023/ January 2024). The engagement exercise will provide interested Suppliers an opportunity to showcase their Topical Negative Pressure Systems products. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their interest in participating in the market engagement exercise by emailing pdrandops.sourcing@hscni.net. Upon receipt of email, you will be furnished with the draft product list.
Responses should be sent NO LATER THAN 15.00 on 06/10/2023. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown in this market engagement exercise does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise. Failure to submit an interest in this market engagement exercise does not preclude any supplier from making a tender submission, once the tender has been published.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Prior Information Notice to facilitate a market engagement exercise in respect of Topical Negative Pressure Systems. This market engagement exercise is planned to take place In-person, November 2023 at Procurement and Logistics Service, 77 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, BT12 6HU , Northern Ireland. The aim of the engagement is to inform Health and Social Care (HSC) representatives of available products within this category of wound care, which will enable the creation of a specification for Topical Negative Pressure Systems within the forthcoming tender exercise for ‘Specialist Wound Therapies’ (due for advertisement December 2023/ January 2024). The engagement exercise will provide interested Suppliers an opportunity to showcase their Topical Negative Pressure Systems products. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their interest in participating in the market engagement exercise by emailing pdrandops.sourcing@hscni.net. Upon receipt of email, you will be furnished with the draft product list.
Responses should be sent NO LATER THAN 15.00 on 06/10/2023. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown in this market engagement exercise does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise. Failure to submit an interest in this market engagement exercise does not preclude any supplier from making a tender submission, once the tender has been published.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-01-29
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-08-21