Pre-tender

Early Market Engagement for provision of Supported Living Accommodation in any area across Northern Ireland

Details

Topic
Health and social work services
Published
22 September 2026

Tender description

This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) by way of an Early Market Engagement scoping for the NHSCT to ascertain current capacity and potential future capacity in the market for the provision of Supported Living Accommodation for a Service User with complex behaviours in any area across Northern Ireland. Lot 1: This is a PIN by the NHSCT for an Early Market Engagement (NOT a Call for Tender) to ascertain current capacity in the market AND potential future capacity for the provision of Supported Living Accommodation for a complex service user who presents with challenging behaviour. Given complexity, care must be provided in a 24/7 bespoke facility with anticipated 1:1 staffing ratio and service user could be managed with 1 waking night staff (which will be kept under review). Accommodation in any area across Northern Ireland. Additional information: This is not a Call for Tender and there is no guarantee any procurement process will be run. Any interest shown by Providers will be further explored but this does not constitute a commitment to progress in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise held by NHSCT. This notice has been placed to alert the Sector of a specific requirement. Any future procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published22 September 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Northern Area Health & Social Care Trust is a Health and Social Care trust based at Antrim Area Hospital. The Procurement and Logistics Service, part of the Business Services Organisation, provides procurement to all public HSC organisations in Northern Ireland. PaLS holds Centre of Procurement Expertise status. Most contracts run for three years, with options to extend for up to two more.

Over the past 5 years, most of Northern Area Health & Social Care Trust's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, repair and maintenance and IT services.

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