Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Strategic Investment Board
5th Floor 9 Lanyon Place
BELFAST
BT1 3LP
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 3240303 TEO - SIB – Pre-Market Engagement for Installation of Automatic Meter Reading Systems
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
ID 3240303 TEO - SIB – Pre-Market Engagement for Installation of Automatic Meter Reading Systems *PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE* Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is running a Market Sounding exercise on behalf of The Strategic Investment Board and are inviting suitably qualified and experienced bidders who may have an interest in this project to complete the attached questionnaire to assist The Strategic Investment Board gain a better understanding of the feasibility of their requirements, the most appropriate approach, the capacity of the market to deliver and any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered.
The objectives of this exercise are to:
• gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion,
• provide confidence around viability of concept;
• gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions;
• understand risks and issues not previously considered;
• inform the Outline Business Case;
• inform the Procurement Strategy; and
• prevent the department from advertising an unachievable project at Find a Tender Service (FTS) stage.
**PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI (under
reference ID 3240303), BEFORE 3PM ON THURSDAY 18 MARCH 2021.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - NORTHERN IRELAND
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Pre-Market Engagement exercise.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 April 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes