Official UK procurement notice
PI1301726 - Network Managed Service Provision (NMSP)
Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is seeking to procure a fully managed Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT) and Broadcast Network Service to replace its current network services contract, which expires in June 2027.
The procurement will deliver a modern Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution that supports Parliament's strategic objectives by providing secure, resilient, reliable and user-focused network services for Parliamentarians, their staff and the wider Parliamentary workforce, enabling the continued delivery of Parliamentary business and supporting future digital transformation.
The appointed Supplier will be responsible for the end-to-end design, transition, delivery, operation, support, monitoring, security, maintenance and continuous improvement of Parliament's integrated IT, Operational Technology (OT) and Broadcast Network Services environment. This includes full lifecycle ownership and management of all infrastructure, hardware, software, service assets and associated tooling necessary to deliver the Services.
The Authority is seeking a Supplier capable of delivering a secure, scalable and future-ready network environment that supports current operational requirements whilst enabling innovation, service evolution, automation and future technology transformation initiatives throughout the contract term.
The Service Provider will be expected to deliver secure, resilient and high-performing network services aligned to the Authority's strategic direction, including the UK Parliament Technology Strategy.
- Not divided into lots: In accordance with section 18(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023, the Authority has considered whether the contract could appropriately be divided into lots. Following assessment of the requirement, the Authority has concluded that the contract should not be divided into lots. The requirement comprises a highly integrated Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution encompassing Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT) and Broadcast Network Services across the Parliamentary Estate. The Authority requires a single supplier to assume end-to-end accountability for the design, transition, delivery, operation, support, security, maintenance and continuous improvement of the Services. Dividing the requirement into separate lots would introduce significant interface, governance, operational and service integration risks between multiple suppliers. In particular, the Authority considers that a multi-supplier model could: dilute accountability for service delivery and performance outcomes; increase the risk of service disruption and incident management complexity; create additional integration challenges across the IT, OT and Broadcast network environments; increase cyber security and information assurance risks through the introduction of multiple service interfaces and support arrangements; increase contract management complexity and associated operating costs; and reduce the Authority's ability to deliver a coherent network transformation and continuous improvement programme. The Authority has therefore determined that the requirement is most effectively delivered through a single integrated contract, ensuring clear accountability, consistent service management, efficient governance and the delivery of a secure, resilient and future-ready network service aligned with Parliament's strategic objectives. The Authority considers that the expected benefits of division into lots are outweighed by the operational, technical and commercial disadvantages associated with fragmenting responsibility for a business-critical technology service. The decision not to divide the contract into lots is considered proportionate and necessary to achieve the Authority's objectives and secure the effective delivery of the Services.
- Two-stage procedure: up to 5 candidates will be invited to tender.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement will be conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure pursuant to the Procurement Act 2023. This Tender Notice constitutes an invitation for suppliers to participate in the procurement process. The Authority is not inviting tenders at this stage. The procedure has been designed to enable the Authority to engage with suppliers through a structured procurement process comprising participation, shortlisting, Dialogue, refinement of procurement documentation, submission of Final Tenders and contract award. Access to the procurement documentation will be subject to the successful completion and approval of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Conflict of Interest (COI) Declaration and, where applicable, an Ethical Wall Assessment (EWA). An EWA will only be required where a supplier, consortium member or proposed sub-contractor currently provides, or has previously provided, services to the UK Parliament. Suppliers satisfying these participation requirements will be granted access to the procurement documentation and invited to participate in Stage 1 of the procurement. The procurement is anticipated to comprise the following stages: Participation Stage; Evaluation and Shortlisting; Invitation to Dialogue; Final Specification Stage; Optional Additional Dialogue; Invitation to Submit Final Tenders (ISFT); Evaluation of Final Tenders; Contract Award. The Authority intends to shortlist and invite up to five (5) suppliers to participate in Dialogue. Shortlisting will be undertaken using the published Participation Stage evaluation methodology. Dialogue will be used to explore solution approaches, test assumptions, improve the Authority's understanding of available market solutions and inform refinement of procurement documentation prior to the ISFT stage. The Authority does not intend to use Dialogue to materially alter the scope, nature or objectives of the procurement. Following completion of Dialogue, the Authority may refine evaluation questions, supporting artefact requirements, assessment focus and question-level weightings to ensure that final tender requirements accurately reflect the Authority's needs and the solutions discussed during Dialogue. The overall award criteria, evaluation structure and headline evaluation weightings will remain unchanged. Only suppliers successfully progressing through the participation stage will be invited to participate in subsequent stages.
CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Computer network services · Data network management and support services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet network · Internet services · Local area network · Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment · Networks · Telecommunications services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£59,750,000
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers will be required to demonstrate legal standing, economic and financial standing, and financial resilience sufficient to deliver the Contract. Assessment will be undertaken in accordance with the Conditions of Participation set out in the Participation Stage documentation and may include consideration of corporate structure, financial performance, financial sustainability, insurance arrangements and any other information considered necessary by the Authority to assess the Supplier's ability to perform the Contract.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers will be required to demonstrate the technical and professional capability necessary to deliver a large-scale, business-critical Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT) and Broadcast Network Service.
Assessment will include relevant experience delivering services of comparable scale and complexity, organisational capability, technical capacity, service management arrangements, information security capability, cyber security controls, personnel security arrangements, business continuity and operational resilience capability, and other Conditions of Participation specified within the Participation Stage documentation.
Suppliers must satisfy the mandatory Conditions of Participation and will be evaluated in accordance with the published Participation Stage methodology. The Authority intends to shortlist and invite up to five (5) suppliers to participate in Dialogue.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers that return a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Conflict of Interest (COI) Declaration and, where applicable, an Ethical Wall Assessment (EWA), will be granted access to the procurement documentation.
During the Participation Stage, suppliers will be assessed against the Authority's Conditions of Participation. This will include mandatory requirements relating to legal and financial standing, technical and professional capability, security, organisational capacity and other pass/fail requirements specified within the Participation Stage documentation.
Suppliers satisfying the mandatory Conditions of Participation will also be evaluated against a series of weighted assessment questions designed to assess relevant experience, delivery capability, technical expertise, service innovation and ability to deliver the Authority's requirements for a secure, resilient and integrated Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT) and Broadcast Network Service.
The Authority intends to shortlist and invite up to five (5) suppliers to participate in Dialogue. Shortlisting will be undertaken using the published Participation Stage evaluation methodology, with suppliers ranked according to their weighted evaluation scores. The highest-scoring suppliers will progress to the Dialogue stage.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers will be required to demonstrate legal standing, economic and financial standing, and financial resilience sufficient to deliver the Contract. Assessment will be undertaken in accordance with the Conditions of Participation set out in the Participation Stage documentation and may include consideration of corporate structure, financial performance, financial sustainability, insurance arrangements and any other information considered necessary by the Authority to assess the Supplier's ability to perform the Contract.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers will be required to demonstrate the technical and professional capability necessary to deliver a large-scale, business-critical Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT) and Broadcast Network Service.
Assessment will include relevant experience delivering services of comparable scale and complexity, organisational capability, technical capacity, service management arrangements, information security capability, cyber security controls, personnel security arrangements, business continuity and operational resilience capability, and other Conditions of Participation specified within the Participation Stage documentation.
Suppliers must satisfy the mandatory Conditions of Participation and will be evaluated in accordance with the published Participation Stage methodology. The Authority intends to shortlist and invite up to five (5) suppliers to participate in Dialogue.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers that return a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Conflict of Interest (COI) Declaration and, where applicable, an Ethical Wall Assessment (EWA), will be granted access to the procurement documentation.
During the Participation Stage, suppliers will be assessed against the Authority's Conditions of Participation. This will include mandatory requirements relating to legal and financial standing, technical and professional capability, security, organisational capacity and other pass/fail requirements specified within the Participation Stage documentation.
Suppliers satisfying the mandatory Conditions of Participation will also be evaluated against a series of weighted assessment questions designed to assess relevant experience, delivery capability, technical expertise, service innovation and ability to deliver the Authority's requirements for a secure, resilient and integrated Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT) and Broadcast Network Service.
The Authority intends to shortlist and invite up to five (5) suppliers to participate in Dialogue. Shortlisting will be undertaken using the published Participation Stage evaluation methodology, with suppliers ranked according to their weighted evaluation scores. The highest-scoring suppliers will progress to the Dialogue stage.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £23,847,731 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Corporate Officer of the House of Lords buys Networks (CPV 3240), and who usually turns up
Corporate Officer of the House of Lords’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Networks (CPV 3240) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means the winner is registered in the region where that contract was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Greater London.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 153 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0%
2–339%
4–633%
7+28%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate46%
Within ±2%54%
Above estimate0%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 3240Published estimate£60m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid18%
2–353%
4–614%
7+15%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 6 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£45m–£60m
Estimate£60m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £15m50 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 19 live · £1.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
Airwave SolutionsLarge | £13m10 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 3 live · £207k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
Maintel Europe LtdLarge | £5.7m12 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £3.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 12% above n=1 |
| £26k1 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | 1 live · £26k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £89k5 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | None on file | 13% above n=2 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Requests to participate open
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Oct 2025, 13:39 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 16:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Sept 2027
- Authority reference
PI1301726- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094434- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d36dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms will be as set out in the Contract and procurement documentation. The Authority's standard payment arrangements shall apply.
- How it runs
This procurement will be conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure pursuant to the Procurement Act 2023.
This Tender Notice constitutes an invitation for suppliers to participate in the procurement process. The Authority is not inviting tenders at this stage.
The procedure has been designed to enable the Authority to engage with suppliers through a structured procurement process comprising participation, shortlisting, Dialogue, refinement of procurement documentation, submission of Final Tenders and contract award.
Access to the procurement documentation will be subject to the successful completion and approval of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Conflict of Interest (COI) Declaration and, where applicable, an Ethical Wall Assessment (EWA). An EWA will only be required where a supplier, consortium member or proposed sub-contractor currently provides, or has previously provided, services to the UK Parliament.
Suppliers satisfying these participation requirements will be granted access to the procurement documentation and invited to participate in Stage 1 of the procurement.
The procurement is anticipated to comprise the following stages:
Participation Stage;
Evaluation and Shortlisting;
Invitation to Dialogue;
Final Specification Stage;
Optional Additional Dialogue;
Invitation to Submit Final Tenders (ISFT);
Evaluation of Final Tenders;
Contract Award.
The Authority intends to shortlist and invite up to five (5) suppliers to participate in Dialogue. Shortlisting will be undertaken using the published Participation Stage evaluation methodology.
Dialogue will be used to explore solution approaches, test assumptions, improve the Authority's understanding of available market solutions and inform refinement of procurement documentation prior to the ISFT stage. The Authority does not intend to use Dialogue to materially alter the scope, nature or objectives of the procurement.
Following completion of Dialogue, the Authority may refine evaluation questions, supporting artefact requirements, assessment focus and question-level weightings to ensure that final tender requirements accurately reflect the Authority's needs and the solutions discussed during Dialogue. The overall award criteria, evaluation structure and headline evaluation weightings will remain unchanged.
Only suppliers successfully progressing through the participation stage will be invited to participate in subsequent stages.
- Risks
The Services are business-critical to the operation of the UK Parliament. Risks to contract performance include service disruption, transition and mobilisation delays, failure to achieve required service levels, operational resilience challenges, supply chain dependencies, technology lifecycle management, and the delivery of transformation and continuous improvement activities. The successful Supplier will be expected to identify, manage and mitigate risks throughout the Contract term. Further details regarding risk allocation and contractual responsibilities will be provided within the procurement documentation.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Atamis (Health Family)- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Tender submission deadline
- 24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Shortlist
- up to 5 candidates invited to tender
Organisations interested in participating in this procurement should register on the Parliament's Atamis e-Sourcing Portal:
atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Once registered, suppliers should search for the opportunity using the following details:
Title: PI1301726 - Network Managed Service Provision
This procurement will be conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure pursuant to the Procurement Act 2023.
This notice constitutes an invitation for suppliers to participate in the procurement process. The Authority is not inviting tenders at this stage.
As part of the initial participation stage, suppliers will be required to complete and submit a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Conflict of Interest (COI) Declaration and, where applicable, an Ethical Wall Assessment (EWA).
Only suppliers that return signed NDA's, COI's and where applicable EWA's, will be granted access to the detailed procurement documentation and invited to participate in subsequent stages of the procurement.
The procurement documentation, participation requirements and instructions applicable to each stage of the procedure will be issued by the Authority through the Atamis Portal.
Only suppliers successfully progressing through the Participation Stage will be invited to participate in subsequent stages of the procurement.
Timeline
24 Oct 2025 → 13 Oct 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published361 days ago24 Oct 2025, 13:39 BST
- Market engagement346 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
This engagement:
We are looking for market information regarding this procurement. If you would like to respond to the Authority's Request for Information, then please do so by accessing our eSourcing Portal here:
atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗.
You should navigate to the opportunity titled "Network Managed Service - Pre-Market Engagement" where you will be able to view and respond to the RFI.
Past Engagements:
A Request for Information was previously issued to suppliers on the Crown Commercial Service's framework, Network Services 3 (RM6116) in June 2025. The procurement strategy has now changed, and the Authority is considering competing this requirement via the Competitive Flexible Procedure. As such, we are inviting all prospective Bidders in the market to review and respond to our RFI.
In addition, the Authority has conducted a small number of conversations with existing suppliers to support strategic discovery around future service delivery models for Parliament’s end-to-end digital services (not limited to Networks). The focus of these conversations were broad, and looked for information on strategic market insights rather than on any specific service areas. No specific detail relating to the forthcoming Network Managed Service procurement were shared during these conversations, and the information that was gathered has not shaped the commercial strategy for Network Managed Services, or the End-User IT Services option.
No expressions of interest in the future tender were sought during any of the previous pre-market engagement activity, and all information shared is additionally covered in this latest round of engagement.
- Next notice expected117 days ago24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published14 days ago6 Oct 2026, 16:37 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 35 days24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 35 days24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 337 days21 Sept 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 358 days13 Oct 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Oct 2025, 13:39 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published8 May 2026, 16:40 BSTUK3
- Published value published: £65,000,0008 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- Status changed to planned8 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- Procurement method changed8 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- Tender notice published6 Oct 2026, 16:37 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £59,750,0006 Oct 2026, 16:37 BSTwas £65,000,000
- Status changed to active6 Oct 2026, 16:37 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Oct 2026, 16:37 BST
- Tender notice published6 Oct 2026, 16:58 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Minor update to submission details - Title
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 24 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Corporate Officer of the House of CommonsContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender