Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 25 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pre-Market Engagement Paper- Tender for the Provision of Breast Vacuum Biopsy System and Consumables

Official notice

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

GoodsBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£4,276,360pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of a Breast Vacuum Biopsy System and Consumables. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the HSC 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: 6014060. All correspondence in relation to this Pre-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 Friday 11th July 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - etendersni.gov.uk ↗ and locate CfT Ref: 6014060. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

CPV: Biopsy needles · Medical consumables · Medical equipments · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
25 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
Last source update
25 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035159
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Biopsy needlesMedical consumablesMedical equipmentsMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055399 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
  2. Market engagement
    11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of a Breast Vacuum Biopsy System and Consumables. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the HSC 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: 6014060. All correspondence in relation to this Pre-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 Friday 11th July 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - etendersni.gov.uk ↗ and locate CfT Ref: 6014060. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

  3. Tender notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts211 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 15:49 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

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government 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