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Pre-Market Engagement for Mailing and Fulfilment Service for Bowel Cancer Screening

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · Central government

In brief

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service has announced plans to buy postal and courier work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 50 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to inform and seek engagement with potential suppliers for Mailing and Fulfilment Service for Bowel Cancer Screening for Business Services Organisation (BSO). To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of BSO to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this PME will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Wednesday 26 August 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076393-2026

About the buyer

From notice 076393-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.