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Defence Infrastructure Organisation · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

DIO will be carrying out an External Assistance engagement Event 23 April 13:00 using MS TEAMS. The event aims to provide industry with information about opportunities in the upcoming Defence Water Services Programme (DWSP), Aquatrine Expiry project, and wider DIO PFI portfolios. DIO will provide clarity regarding how DIO contracts for External Assistance (EA) are awarded, what types of EA may be required and how suppliers can get involved. Crown Commercial Services will give a talk on their framework and how competitions are undertaken within categories or “Lots”. Further topics to be included will be focused on the Terms and Conditions of DIO contracts including - Security, IPR and Conflict of Interest. A Question-and-Answer session will be available to the audience with the ability to provide feedback on the event. The aim of the event is to provide an upfront transparent view of the potential requirements in the DIO PFI portfolio and provide clarity on contracting terms and processes with a view to conducting informed and successful future competitions. Slides presented and all Questions and Answers will be shared after the event with attendees and with those who registered an interest.

Classification

  • CPV66171000 — Financial consultancy services
  • CPV66519310 — Insurance consultancy services
  • CPV71311300 — Infrastructure works consultancy services
  • CPV71314300 — Energy-efficiency consultancy services
  • CPV71315210 — Building services consultancy services
  • CPV71800000 — Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy
  • CPV72314000 — Data collection and collation services
  • CPV79111000 — Legal advisory services
  • CPV79418000 — Procurement consultancy services
  • CPV79419000 — Evaluation consultancy services
  • CPV90713100 — Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04fcc8
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
034649-2025
Description
Please note this is an updated notice with the address of the Contracting Authority changed. The Industry Event the notice relates to has passed and no further details are being released at this time.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Apr 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 May 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66171000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
66519310
Scheme
CPV
Description
Insurance consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
71311300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Infrastructure works consultancy services
Entry 4
Id
71314300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Entry 5
Id
71315210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building services consultancy services
Entry 6
Id
71800000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy
Entry 7
Id
72314000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Data collection and collation services
Entry 8
Id
79111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 9
Id
79418000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Procurement consultancy services
Entry 10
Id
79419000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Evaluation consultancy services
Entry 11
Id
90713100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012848-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
3 Apr 2025, 14:41
Entry 2
Id
034649-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
24 Jun 2025, 11:10

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Apr 2025, 23:59
Description
The Event will be held on MS Teams on 23 April 13:00 and will last approximately 2 hours. Companies and Organisations who would like to attend this External Assistance Event are invited to register their interest by contacting DIO Comrcl-PFI Expiry Team DIOComrcl-PFIExpiryTeam@mod.gov.uk no later than Fri 18th April providing the following details - Name of Company/Organisation Point of Contact and contact details Mandate/purpose of Company/Organisation Reason for Interest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPWG-8368-RJMG
Name
Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG24
Country
GB
Locality
Lichfield
Postal Code
WS149PY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
St George's House, DMS Whittington

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PPWG-8368-RJMG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lichfield · UKG24 · WS149PY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04fcc8-2025-06-24T11:10:04+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·