118_25 Weather Forecasting Services - 7562619

The ESPO in United Kingdom from Europe region had released this tender for This is for a Preliminary market engagement PME where the tender documentation is not yet available However interest Expressions of interest is being sought for this here and for a Request for Information survey exercise to be completed as detailed below the engagement period is due to end on 09 05 2025 although the Expression of interest window may be kept open beyond this PLEASE ACCESS THE MESSAGES AREA SECTION ON THE ACTIVITY DASHBOARD ONCE AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS FOR THIS PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING THE RFI DOCUMENTATION An ESPO national framework for the provision of weather forecasting services The duration of the framework agreement is expected to be for 2 years 24 months with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years 24 months The total estimated value stated includes the option period Suppliers will be engaged with via a Request for Information survey exercise see the Messages area section of this eProcurement Portal which is accessed via the Activity dashboard screen for further details on this The aims of the engagement are To engage with providers in the market To obtain views on the procurement process to be used To assess the market s capacity to meet ESPO s requirements To assess any changes to the market To identify any potential risks or challenges in the market To determine with social value is relevant to the market To ensure the market is prepared for carbon reduction plans to be included as a condition of participation for the procurement Note for any questions relating to the operation of the Portal itself ProContract these should be submitted to Proactis and the following links URL s can be used for this for supplier support and system technical queries https www proactis com uk support-login or via https suppliersupport proactisservicedesk com OTHERWISE ANY QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS PME should be submitted to ESPO by accessing the Messages area section once an Expression of interest has been completed Economic operators should note that this is a preliminary market engagement exercise and NOT a competitive tender process at this stage The participation of an economic operator in this preliminary market engagement will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the Contracting Authority Client An economic operator s participation or lack of participation in this preliminary market engagement shall not impact the ability of the economic operator to participate in any resulting tender exercise Economic operators should note that any interest indicated does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise For further details on the Procurement Act including registration on the Central Digital Platform this can be found as follows https www gov uk government collections information-and-guidance-for-suppliers Or otherwise please refer to the ESPO Website as follows https www espo org the-procurement-act-2023 with tender notice no. DN768031 published on 08 Apr 2025. The tender expired on 23 May 2025. This tender is sourced from Pro Contract and is eligible for suppliers interested in Marketing services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 7562619.