Tender opportunity: BSO PaLS seeks suppliers for community profiling beds and mattresses

BHTA members supplying community care beds, pressure care mattresses, paediatric beds, cots, accessories, and spare parts are encouraged to review a new framework opportunity from Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service (BSO PaLS).

BSO PaLS is seeking to establish a framework for the supply and delivery of community profiling beds, mattresses, and associated products for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, and Western Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland.

Tender overview

The framework covers goods for community-based healthcare settings, including standard, low-entry, high-low, heavy-duty, bariatric, and paediatric electric profiling beds. It also includes compatible mattresses, accessories, and spare parts.

The buyer reserves the right to increase the product range depending on requirements.

Key details

• Reference: 2026/S 000-060957
• Total contract value: £20,525,547 excluding VAT
• Duration: 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2030
• Procedure: Open procedure
• Framework suppliers: Unlimited

Scope

The framework is divided into eight lots covering community electric profiling beds and related products. Compatible products include non-powered reactive support surface hybrid mattresses, high specification foam mattresses, heavy-duty and bariatric mattresses, accessories, and spare parts, depending on the lot.

The relevant lots for BHTA members are:

• Lot 1: Standard community electric profiling bed, compatible mattresses, accessories, and spare parts. Estimated value: £4,870,000 excluding VAT.
• Lot 2: Standard community electric profiling bed low-entry bed, compatible mattresses, accessories, and spare parts. Estimated value: £4,342,200 excluding VAT.
• Lot 3: Standard community electric profiling bed high-low, compatible mattresses, accessories, and spare parts. Estimated value: £3,441,500 excluding VAT.
• Lot 4: Community electric profiling bed heavy-duty, compatible mattresses, accessories, and spare parts. Estimated value: £250,500 excluding VAT.
• Lot 5: Community electric profiling bed bariatric, compatible mattresses, accessories, and spare parts. Estimated value: £395,000 excluding VAT.
• Lot 6: Paediatric community electric profiling bed, compatible mattress, accessories, and spare parts. Estimated value: £36,000 excluding VAT.
• Lot 7: Paediatric bed low-entry, compatible mattress, accessories, and spare parts. Estimated value: £700,000 excluding VAT.
• Lot 8: Paediatric community electric height-adjustable cot, compatible mattress, desirable accessory, and spare parts. Estimated value: £1,473,000 excluding VAT.

Evaluation

The tender includes pass/fail requirements covering mandatory schedules, technical compliance with the specification, security requirements, HSC supplier security policy compliance, and IT health check requirements.

For the lots where a price weighting is clearly stated in the notice, price is weighted at 100 percent.

How to apply

Tender submissions must be made electronically through eTendersNI.

The deadline for enquiries is 3pm on 31 July 2026. The deadline for tender submissions is 3pm on 12 August 2026.

Access the full tender documentation, including specifications and terms, through the portal link above.

Enquiries should be directed to Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service at sourcing.palsballymena@hscni.net.