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# MERCURY Market Interest Day_PIN_FT

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mercury-market-interest-day-pin-ft-ocds-h6vhtk-03cfe6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "MERCURY Market Interest Day_PIN_FT". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration, defence and social security services, Architectural, engineering and planning services, Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting, Engineering services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (+13 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03cfe6`

## 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/mercury-market-interest-day-pin-ft-ocds-h6vhtk-03cfe6#tl-md)

## Description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise all interested suppliers of our intention to hold a Market Interest Session.

        
The British Army presents PROGRAMME MERCURY; a catalyst for 2035 Science and Technology challenges and beyond, to industry today: enabling Army- wide transformation. By identifying and developing ‘generation-after-next’ technologies and capabilities, MERCURY will ensure enduring operational advantage against the challenges outlined within the Land Operating Concept (LOpC). 
MERCURY is to be a transformational programme, we seek to:
•	Collaborate across divers suppliers to solve Army S&T 2035+ challenges with Industry today. 
•	Identify and develop generation-after-next capability solutions while drives opportunities for UK Industry and economy. 
•	Enable Army’s modernisation as outlined in the Land Industry Strategy and defined in the Land Operating Concept. 
Growing and diversifying supply chain opportunities is at the heart of the Army’s Land Industrial Strategy, and it is recognised that markets with a broad range of suppliers of different types, including SMEs and Academic Institutions can offer better value for money, promote innovative solutions, and give Defence services access to expertise and knowledge on complex issues. MERCURY is committed to working with all suppliers to support this new and novel strategy, ensuring that we deliver the very best Value for Money service in support of Defence.
To find out more on MERCURY’s Mission, Vision, and Objectives, engage with our quarterly Newsletter. 
Link: https://sway.office.com/cSDVApxGbgZm67nb?ref=Link

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 31000000, 32000000, 35000000, 38000000, 42900000, 48000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This notice is not associated with any procurement activity at this point and is solely for the purposes of running a Market Interest Session. 
It is our intention to hold an early market engagement event on the 6 July 2023 to discuss MERCURY’S appro...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015127-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-26T13:56:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T12:49:57.242Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03cfe6