Tender opportunity: BSO PaLS seeks medical and first aid suppliers

BHTA members involved in medical consumables, first aid products, emergency trauma items, resuscitation equipment, and AED accessories are encouraged to review a new tender opportunity from the Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service (BSO PaLS).

BSO PaLS is seeking to establish a framework for the supply and delivery of medical and first aid items on behalf of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). The framework will support operational first aid, emergency response, and clinical consumable requirements across NIFRS.

Key details

• Reference: 6235200
• Value: £239,250, excluding VAT
• Duration: 12 August 2026 to 11 August 2028, with the option to extend for any period, or periods, up to 24 months
• Procedure: Open procedure

Tender overview

The framework covers the supply and delivery of medical consumables, first aid supplies, emergency trauma products, resuscitation and oxygen therapy items, burn relief products, spinal injury equipment, first aid devices, and AED consumables.

The procurement is being carried out by BSO PaLS in Belfast, with NIFRS participating as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel. Further information on the lots is detailed below.

Lots

The framework is divided into seven lots.

Lot 1, Bandages and Plasters, covers bandages, plasters, and associated products. This includes triangular bandages, eye pads, sterile plasters, conforming bandages, trauma bandages for large wounds and amputations, modular trauma dressings, pelvic stabilisation devices, and haemostatic gauze.

Lot 2, Resuscitation and Oxygen Therapy, covers resuscitation, oxygen therapy, and associated products. This includes resuscitator aids, oropharyngeal airways, high-concentration oxygen masks, disposable resuscitators, nasopharyngeal airways, and manual suction pumps.

Lot 3, Emergency Trauma, covers emergency trauma products. This includes combat application tourniquets, tactical tourniquets, SAM medical splint rolls, body fluid absorbent powder, and haemostatic agent granular powder.

Lot 4, Burn Relief and Dressings, covers burn relief products, dressings, and associated items. This includes burn cool gel dispensers, burn dressings, ambulance dressings, and non-adherent sterile dressings.

Lot 5, Spinal Injury, covers spinal injury products. This includes neck collars, spinal boards, straps and clips for spinal boards, and head immobilisers for spinal boards.

Lot 6, First Aid Devices and Consumables, covers a broad range of first aid devices and consumables. This includes sterile water, hypoallergenic tape, clinical waste bags, sharps containers, safety glasses, pulse oximeters, foil blankets, first aid kits, body bags, and temperature check units.

Lot 7, Consumables for Philips HeartStart FRx AED, covers AED-related consumables. This includes defibrillation pads, infant and child keys, lithium battery packs, and carry cases.

The highest-value lot is Lot 7, which is estimated at £124,000 excluding VAT. Lot values may be shared with other lots, as set out in the tender notice.

Evaluation

Award criteria are based on pass/fail requirements detailed in the tender documentation. These include mandatory quality compliance with the specification, mandatory benchtop assessment of data sheets and technical information, and price compliance through upload of the required CP22 pricing schedules.

How to apply

Tenders must be submitted electronically through eTendersNI.

Questions should be submitted by 3pm on 26 June 2026. Tenders must be submitted by 3.30pm on 3 July 2026.

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

Enquiries should be directed to Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service: medicalandops.sourcing@hscni.net.