Pre-Market Engagement for Provision of Dynamic Pressure Area Care Products and Associated Services

Description

This is a prior information notice to seek engagement with the market place to understand the market structure and ascertain how suppliers can provide high quality, cost effective Dynamic Pressure Area Care Products to public bodies within Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland (HSCNI) and to establish how market ready suppliers currently are with regards to Rental of Dynamic Pressure Area Care Products. The objectives of this Market Engagement are to:- • Gain insight on the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions. • Gain a better understanding of the feasibility of the HSCNI requirements and the most appropriate procurement approach to follow. • Gain initial supplier interest in supply and delivery / provision of a rental service for Dynamic Pressure Area Care Products. • Establish how market ready suppliers currently are. • Obtain supplier feedback on what the Client should consider when procuring /renting Dynamic Pressure Area Care Products. • Gain a better understanding of applicable Social Value Initiatives. • Ascertain how suppliers can assist the HSCNI to ensure Health and Safety Standards are met and to ensure compliance with all relevant and future legislation. • Understand risks and potential issues relating to supply and delivery / provision of a rental service for Dynamic Pressure Area Care Products. Potential tenderers will need to register their business on the website www.eTendersNI.gov.uk. Go to the 'Suppliers new to eTendersNI' section and follow the registration process. Potential tenderers will be required to register against the relevant CPV codes applicable to them to ensure they receive email alerts regarding specific areas of interest. If already registered potential tenderers should review their contact details to ensure the information is up to date. Assistance is available from eTendersNI Helpdesk, telephone number: 08002404545. Please see II.2.4 for further details. Lot 1: This is a prior information notice to seek engagement with the market place to understand the market structure and ascertain how suppliers can provide high quality, cost effective Dynamic Pressure Area Care Products to public bodies within Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland (HSCNI) and to establish how market ready suppliers currently are with regards to Rental of Dynamic Pressure Area Care Products. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of HSCNI to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this Call for Tender (CfT). All correspondence in relation to this pre-market engagement exercise will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers should refer to the pre-market engagement document located within the CfT. Suppliers will be required to return answers to Appendix 4 — Further Market Engagement Options and Appendix 5 — Supplier Questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 hours 22 December 2021. The second stage of the pre-market engagement exercise may take the format of individual telephone calls, communication via email or Video Conferencing Market Engagement meetings which, if required, it is envisaged will take place week commencing 17 January 2022. All participating suppliers will be contacted with further details week commencing 10 January 2022. Interested Suppliers are required to complete Appendix 4 - Further Market Engagement Options to confirm which (if any) method of further supplier engagement in which they would be prepared to participate. Following the second stage, a procurement tendering exercise will be undertaken, through notification on Find a Tender Service (FTS), which is anticipated to commence in April 2022 (date to be confirmed). Non-participation in this supplier engagement process does not preclude any suppliers from participating in the procurement tendering process.