376F_26 Library Stock

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        "description": "The submission deadline for the Request for Information (RFI) is being extended until 18th July 2025 (5pm).\nSuppliers are required to register and complete the relevant stages on the Central Digital Platform if they wish to participate in or bid for this framework.\nThe ESPO 376F_26 Request for Information (RFI)  is available on the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal (www.eastmidstenders.org) and the submission deadline is as details above. Suppliers wishing to participate must first register interest for 376F_26 via the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal (please refer to instructions below on how to express your interest).\nThe RFI is available within a Public Message on the Portal and suppliers should follow the instructions for completing the RFI as captured within the Public Message.\nTo ensure that equal treatment principles are upheld, any information provided by the market that ESPO deems to be non-confidential or commercially sensitive which shapes our procurement process, proposed route and any refinements will be shared as part of the tender process, including details of the process and outcomes.\nPotential bidders will not be prejudiced by any participation or failure to participate to this preliminary market engagement exercise and should note that a response to this preliminary market engagement exercise does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that ESPO may conduct.\nSuppliers will be engaged with to:\n•\tAssess the market's capacity to meet ESPO's requirements\n•\tAssess any changes to the market\n•\tUnderstand whether introducing a call-off without competition route to market for this framework is viable\n•\tUnderstand whether there are any additional core goods/services that we could add to the framework offering\n•\tUnderstand what distinctive features between suppliers' offering represent best value to customers\n•\tIdentify any potential risks or challenges in the market\n•\tGain an understanding of whether localised Social Value can and will be offered under the scope of the contract\n•\tEnsure that the market is prepared for carbon reduction plans to be included as a condition of participation for the procurement.\nFor the purposes of this Preliminary market engagement (PME), please express your interest as follows (if not already completed):\n(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '376F_26' (via \"View Opportunities\" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest.\nPlease access the Messages area/section of the eProcurement Portal (ProContract / EastMidsTenders - Messages can be accessed via the Activity dashboard once an Expression of interest has been completed) for any further communications on this preliminary market engagement, including the RFI documentation.\nIn the case of any questions or clarifications relating to this PME, these should also be submitted to ESPO as a Message on the eProcurement Portal (again once an Expression of interest has been completed)."
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        "locality": "Leicester",
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        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Food, Communities and Technology Procurement Team",
        "email": "tenders@espo.org"
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  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
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        "id": "030534-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030534-2025",
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        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2025-06-06T11:56:33+01:00"
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        "description": "Suppliers are required to register and complete the relevant stages on the Central Digital Platform if they wish to participate in or bid for this framework.\nThe ESPO 376F_26 Request for Information (RFI)  is available on the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal (www.eastmidstenders.org) and the submission deadline is 4th July 2025 at 5pm. Suppliers wishing to participate must first register interest for 376F_26 via the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal (please refer to instructions below on how to express your interest).\nThe RFI is available within a Public Message on the Portal and suppliers should follow the instructions for completing the RFI as captured within the Public Message.\nTo ensure that equal treatment principles are upheld, any information provided by the market that ESPO deems to be non-confidential or commercially sensitive which shapes our procurement process, proposed route and any refinements will be shared as part of the tender process (e.g., as an update to this Preliminary market engagement), including details of the process and outcomes.\nPotential bidders will not be prejudiced by any participation or failure to participate to this preliminary market engagement exercise and should note that a response to this preliminary market engagement exercise does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that ESPO may conduct.\nSuppliers will be engaged with to:\n•\tAssess the market's capacity to meet ESPO's requirements\n•\tAssess any changes to the market\n•\tUnderstand whether introducing a call-off without competition route to market for this framework is viable\n•\tUnderstand whether there are any additional core goods/services that we could add to the framework offering\n•\tUnderstand what distinctive features between suppliers' offering represent best value to customers\n•\tIdentify any potential risks or challenges in the market\n•\tGain an understanding of whether localised Social Value can and will be offered under the scope of the contract\n•\tEnsure that the market is prepared for carbon reduction plans to be included as a condition of participation for the procurement.\nFor the purposes of this Preliminary market engagement (PME), please express your interest as follows (if not already completed):\n(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '376F_26' (via \"View Opportunities\" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest.\nPlease access the Messages area/section of the eProcurement Portal (ProContract / EastMidsTenders - Messages can be accessed via the Activity dashboard once an Expression of interest has been completed) for any further communications on this preliminary market engagement, including the RFI documentation.\nIn the case of any questions or clarifications relating to this PME, these should also be submitted to ESPO as a Message on the eProcurement Portal (again once an Expression of interest has been completed)."
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