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Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Ultrasound Gel[E10]

Belfast, United KingdomRegional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service[E1]

In plain English

What they want: This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Ultrasound Gel. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of NIHSC Trusts, wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline: Not stated
Published 26 Oct 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

Expected deadline: Not stated
Value: Not stated
Published[E8]: 26 Oct 2026
Procedure: Not stated
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 12 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Ultrasound Gel. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of NIHSC Trusts, wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6817079. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire No Later than 3pm on 25th November 2026. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: enter the 6817079. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E6]
DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Aug 2027 to 31 Jul 2030, extendable to 31 Jul 2032.[E3]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E7]
UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document 101072-2026

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service.
Document 101072-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 33000000 (Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products).
Document 101072-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Lot 1 runs from 1 Aug 2027 to 31 Jul 2030, extendable to 31 Jul 2032.
“2027-08-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2030-07-31T23:59:59+01:00”
Document 101072-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 101072-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of Ultrasound Gel. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of NIHSC Trusts, wish to engag…”
Document 101072-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 101072-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.
Document 101072-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice was published on 26 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-26T14:17:07Z”
Document 101072-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Find a Tender gives the tender status as planning.
Document 101072-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The notice is titled "Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Ultrasound Gel".
Document 101072-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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