Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation, Associated Consumables and Ancillary Services

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of Health and Social Care NI (HSCNI) wish to seek engagement with the marketplace to ascertain the markets capabilities, conditions and capacity in respect of the supply of Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation, Associated Consumables and Ancillary Services in preparation for a plan to tender in late 2025/ early 2026. MI-E devices are used by patients with a range of conditions and are used for the purpose of providing a mechanically assisted cough. It is envisaged the Supplier(s) will be expected to provide a complete managed service on behalf of Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland to patients that require the use of MI-E devices. This will include but not be restricted to:

1. Supply of all equipment, accessories and consumables.
2. Manage planned and emergency installations, deliveries, maintenance of equipment and call outs.
3. Provide a professional and expert customer care team that can provide training and support to Health Care Professionals and patients.

We hope that the Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) will help encourage supplier interest in this tender. It will also help us understand any barriers to tendering that suppliers currently face so these can be considered when drafting the HSCNI tender.