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title: "External Assistance Industry Event Support for PFI"
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# External Assistance Industry Event Support for PFI

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-assistance-industry-event-support-for-pfi-ocds-h6vhtk-04fcc8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Ministry of Defence: "External Assistance Industry Event Support for PFI". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defence-infrastructure-organisation-ministry-of-defence-gov-ot496)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building services consultancy services, Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy, Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction, Data collection and collation services, Energy-efficiency consultancy services (+6 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-assistance-industry-event-support-for-pfi-ocds-h6vhtk-04fcc8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04fcc8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-assistance-industry-event-support-for-pfi-ocds-h6vhtk-04fcc8#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 66171000, 66519310, 71311300, 71314300, 71315210, 71800000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2025 to 31/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034649-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-24T10:10:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T16:27:28.691Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04fcc8