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The purpose of this engagement is to support SMG's decision on the operating model moving forwards. We would welcome your views to aid the decision and are issuing this survey as part of our preliminary market engagement. The aims of the survey are to: * Support SMG's understanding of the market appetite for contracting in a single or multiple lots. * Support SMG's understanding of the market capability for contracting with the Group, particularly from small and medium-sized enterprises (\"SMEs\"). * Support SMG's understanding of the use of technology by companies. The survey can be accessed using the following Microsoft Form link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=wLxn6XDAyEGffoBgafYzC1scmsTAxOVDhY9jNuLBokBUM1JUT1dDWU9QQ0hNOFNOQ0hVREY0N1NHWC4u&route=shorturl The survey will close on Friday 9th January 2026 so please submit your responses by this date. Responses are for information only and will not be scored or influence future evaluation. We will not share responses to this survey with any third parties except in an anonymised format. We have carried out a conflicts interest assessment for all individuals that will have sight of the responses received. To fulfil our duty under the Regulation 16(3) of the Procurement Act 2023 we will include in the tender pack an aggregated summary of all responses received once we go out to market for these services, but the summary will not contain any personally identifiable information. SMG will also be holding a supplier webinar on Tuesday 16th December 2025 between 1:30PM and 2:30PM, where suppliers will be able to hear more about SMG and how we operate in relation to security. To join the webinar, please use this link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MWRlZGEwYjgtZjc2OC00ZjJjLWI5NzUtMzhkYjA4ODA5YzRh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e967bcc0-c070-41c8-9f7e-806069f6330b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c49a1c5b-c4c0-43e5-858f-6336e2c1a240%22%7d Microsoft Teams Meeting ID: 379 254 908 728 27 Passcode: sB6X3xC9 Suppliers are welcome to send any questions in advance using this Microsoft Form: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=wLxn6XDAyEGffoBgafYzC5cE-X9GfdpPiWXWqlTsfOBUREgxRk42QkFLVVZQMkJGMFFSTk0xMU9MWi4u&route=shorturl Please submit all your questions by 15th of December 2025 12:00PM. We will also try and answer any questions on the day. Access to the questions and responses will be made available to potential bidders in the tender pack. UPDATE!! 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