ID 3240303 TEO - SIB – Pre-Market Engagement for Installation of Automatic Meter Reading Systems

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.