--- title: "A Prior Information Notice concerning a Market Engagement event in connection with a forthcoming tender for a Water Quality Monitoring and Analytical Services including the carrying out of Mechanical and Electrical Asset Lifecycle Condition Surveying." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7381a01d-2bbf-4ca2-918f-f29a98dab5d7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7381a01d-2bbf-4ca2-918f-f29a98dab5d7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7381a01d-2bbf-4ca2-918f-f29a98dab5d7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7381a01d-2bbf-4ca2-918f-f29a98dab5d7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-05-13" --- # A Prior Information Notice concerning a Market Engagement event in connection with a forthcoming tender for a Water Quality Monitoring and Analytical Services including the carrying out of Mechanical and Electrical Asset Lifecycle Condition Surveying. Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7381a01d-2bbf-4ca2-918f-f29a98dab5d7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7381a01d-2bbf-4ca2-918f-f29a98dab5d7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7381a01d-2bbf-4ca2-918f-f29a98dab5d7.json) ## Summary The Southampton City Council is planning a tender for Water Quality Monitoring and Analytical Services, including Mechanical and Electrical Asset Lifecycle Condition Surveying. The planned tender aims to engage suppliers and interested parties in a Market Engagement event via MS Teams on 3rd June 2024, from 10.30am to 11.30am. Suppliers must submit an Expression of Interest by 5pm Tuesday, 28th May, to participate. This opportunity presents a chance for businesses offering water quality monitoring, building surveying, health and safety consultancy, engineering design, and mechanical and electrical engineering services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would find this tender particularly suited to their capabilities. The Council emphasises fair competition and will make event recordings accessible to all interested parties to ensure transparency in the procurement process. ## Notice The Council intends to publish a tender for the provision of water quality monitoring and analytical services, which also requires the carrying out of periodic Mechanical and Electrical ("M&E") asset lifecycle condition surveys in connection with those M&E assets which comprise key elements of the Council's hot and cold water delivery infrastructures ("the Services"). The council requires that the Services shall be carried out in a coordinated way during the proposed contract term which could be for a period of 10 years. In advance of the council's tender, the council wishes to invite suppliers of these services and also interested parties to participate in a Market Engagement event. The council's proposed Market Engagement event aims to: 1. Generate supplier interest in the Council's proposed tender by providing suppliers with an early opportunity to understand the Council's requirements; 2. Enable suppliers to develop an appreciation of the Council's strategic objectives for the proposed contract; 3. Facilitate the council's proposed consultation exercise with suppliers which shall occur prior to the publication of the council's tender, and 4. Encourage suppliers to prioritise the preparation of a tender response. In the event that suppliers and other interested parties wish to attend the council's Market Engagement event which shall only be hosted virtually via MS Teams, suppliers and interested parties must provide confirmation of their intentions by way of an Expression of Interest, which must only be submitted to the council making use of the dialogue function in the council's Proactis procurement portal. Suppliers and interested parties shall not be permitted to correspond with council officers via email in connection with the proposed event. Additional information: The event date is scheduled for 3rd June 2024 10.30am to 11.30am (via MS teams). In the event that suppliers and interested parties wish to attend the Market Engagement event, suppliers and interested parties must provide an Expression of Interest not later than 5pm Tuesday 28th May. Suppliers and interested parties are made aware that the council shall not accept any Expressions of Interest submitted after this deadline. To enable the council to issue the MS Teams meeting invites, Expressions of Interest must contain email contact details of would-be participants. These contact details must be provided to the council in advance of the 5pm Tuesday May 28th deadline. Suppliers and interested parties are made aware that it is not the council's intention to provide those suppliers participating in this proposed Market Engagement event with an opportunity to gain a commercial advantage over those suppliers that do not participate in the Market Engagement. Moreover, a recording and a transcript of the Market Engagement event shall be published via the council's Proactis procurement portal subsequently and this record shall be accessible to all parties who may be interested in submitting a tender. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2dd20e2e-e099-45b1-971d-c2e1e1b4ea45 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 May 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO14 7LY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Bargate | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 39715000 - Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment - 71315300 - Building surveying services - 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services - 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings - 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services - 90711100 - Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction - 90713100 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction ## Release History - 13 May 2024 at 12:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2dd20e2e-e099-45b1-971d-c2e1e1b4ea45 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2dd20e2e-e099-45b1-971d-c2e1e1b4ea45 13th May 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login - https://www.southampton.gov.uk/business-licensing/supply-council/supply-portal-instructions/ Portal Guidance ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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