Supply and delivery of Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) System for Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and Regional Symptomatic Testing Service
Estimated value
£5.6m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
10 Jun 2026
Description
The Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), on behalf of the Public Health Agency (PHA), Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG), Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) and BSO PaLS within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) (the Buyer) wish to invite tenders for the supply and delivery of Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) System for Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and Regional Symptomatic Testing Service.
Scope
- Reference
- 6006864
- Total value
- £5,589,677 excluding VAT£6,707,612 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2030Possible extension to 31 Dec 2033
There is provision for an extension of the contract for any period up to and including 36 months. A further extension of up to 18 months may also be applied; however, this additional 18 month extension may be used solely to facilitate a subsequent procurement competition or to put in place alternative arrangements for the required supplies or services. The estimated Total Value provided includes all potential extensions, as well as possible additional spend associated with the proposed age extension to the Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening programme.
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 3300000038000000
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Award Criteria Scored Quality and Scored Social Value | This tender comprises of the following pass/fail steps: Exclusion, Debarment, Conditions of Participation, Award Criteria – Mandatory Quality Assessment, and Validation of Technical Requirements. The tender will be scored in accordance with the following: 25 percent is attributable to Award Criteria Scored Quality with 5 percent attributable to Award Criteria Scored Social Value. See below for Financial weighting. | quality | 30.00% |
| Award Criteria Financial | 70 percent is attributable to price | price | 70.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
This tender will assess legal and financial capacity through seven pass/fail Conditions of Participation questions.
This tender will assess technical capacity through four pass/fail Conditions of Participation questions.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 08 Jul 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 15 Jul 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the eTendersNI platform (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps)
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure