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Published 24 Oct 2025, 11:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pre-Market Engagement for Maintenance of Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers

Official notice

Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2031 · up to 31 Aug 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers is maintained to the applicable standards. See the "Pre-market Engagement Supplier Appendix for more information.

CPV: Hot water · Hot-water boilers · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of boilers · Steam · Steam generators · Steam-generating boilers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2034 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Oct 2025, 11:38 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2025, 11:38 BST
Authority reference
6217594
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068134
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Hot waterHot-water boilersMiscellaneous repair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of boilersSteamSteam generatorsSteam-generating boilers
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Oct 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published370 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 11:38 BST
  2. Market engagement356 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that HSCNI can ensure their Boilers, Plant and Controls (Low Temperature Hot Water, Steam and Biomass), Boiler Water Treatment and Plate Heat Exchangers is effectively maintained across all sites. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service PaLS wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of health and social care for Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure submission area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Thursday 6th November 2025. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

  3. Contract starts58 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 11:38 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure