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title: "ID 6794091 - Preliminary Market Engagement -  Provision of Hydrometric Supplies, Services and Training"
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# ID 6794091 - Preliminary Market Engagement -  Provision of Hydrometric Supplies, Services and Training

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6794091-preliminary-market-engagement-provision-of-hydrometric-supplies-services-and-tr-ocds-h6vhtk-078c90). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Infrastructure: "ID 6794091 - Preliminary Market Engagement -  Provision of Hydrometric Supplies, Services and Training". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-infrastructure-GB-PPON-PYGQ-2313-DQRY)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hydrometeorology services, Hydrometers, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Information systems or technology strategic review services, Internet services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6794091-preliminary-market-engagement-provision-of-hydrometric-supplies-services-and-tr-ocds-h6vhtk-078c90#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078c90`

## 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/id-6794091-preliminary-market-engagement-provision-of-hydrometric-supplies-services-and-tr-ocds-h6vhtk-078c90#tl-md)

## Description
The Department for Infrastructure Rivers (DFI-Rivers Hydrometric Section) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide hydrometrics equipment and services. The Supplier will be required provide a bespoke dedicated web-based hosting service for the storage, presentation and retrieval of measured environmental data. Prior to initiating the competitive tendering process, the Department for Infrastructure Rivers wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the competitive tendering process.
This exercise is being used to determine the potential for any possible future contracts and their estimated value. This market sounding does not guarantee the commencement of a commercial competition resulting in monetary income or future outlay. 
**PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, BEFORE 15:00 on the 10th of November 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 38411000, 71351612, 72000000, 72212222, 72212224, 72222100
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2028 to 31/01/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F099349-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-21T10:02:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T16:37:12.932Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078c90