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title: "Request for Information - Bottled Water"
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# Request for Information - Bottled Water

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-information-bottled-water-ocds-h6vhtk-03ee24). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NI Water and its subsidiaries: "Request for Information - Bottled Water". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Sept 2023. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NI Water and its subsidiaries](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ni-water-and-its-subsidiaries-GB-FTS-94)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 September 2023 at 01:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Distilled water, Drinking water, Mineral water, Natural water, Still mineral water
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ee24`

## 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/request-for-information-bottled-water-ocds-h6vhtk-03ee24#tl-md)

## Description
This RFI is a general market enquiry to identify and engage with suppliers who can supply and deliver bottled water to NI Water. NI Water is seeking to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market in providing this type of service. NI Water are also interested in receiving feedback from the market on the different experiences, approaches and models used when supplying bottled water. 
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In addition to the RFI, NI Water also plan to hold supplier engagement meetings in September 2023 and an expression of interest for these meetings can be made by completing and returning the RFI Questionnaire. Details of the meetings will be issued in due course following the responses received from the RFI.
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The RFI Questionnaire and accompanying information document are currently available and you can request a copy via email at sourcing@niwater.com, FAO Sarah McKee. The RFI Questionnaire is to be completed and returned no later than 1st September 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 15981000, 15981100, 24316000, 41100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** An analysis of the RFI Questionnaire responses and the supplier engagement meetings may
be used to select the best procurement strategy to deliver this service in the future. Additional information: The RFI Questionnaire and accompanying information ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023175-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-09T08:21:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:55:05.960Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ee24