How to win: Point of Care Testing (POCT) International Normalised Ration (INR), testing, Meter, Reagents, Consumables and Quality Control and POCT Portable Handheld Blood Gas Testing

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This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being published by the Regional Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) for the purposes of informing and engaging with potential service providers regarding the upcoming public competition for Point of Care Testing (POCT) International Normalised Ratio (INR) Testing and POCT Portable Handheld Blood Gas (HHBG) Testing within Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). The five Buyers within HSCNI, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (BHSCT), Northern Health & Social Care Trust (NHSCT) Southern Health & Social Care Trust (SHSCT), South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) and Western Health & Social Care Trust (WHSCT) require POCT INR testing Devices, Middleware and Connectivity, Reagents, Consumables, Quality Control (Q.C.), Training, Service and Maintenance and External Quality Assurance (EQA). The five Buyers also require POCT portable HHBG testing devices, middleware and connectivity, reagents, consumables, Q.C, training, service and maintenance and EQA.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for goods work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 10 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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