The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The initial aim of the pre-tender market engagement is to make interested parties aware of this upcoming tender.

Furthermore, we are keen to use the responses to the questionnaire and subsequent engagement sessions / workshops to understand levels of interest in the proposed procurement activity and whether the market will be in a position to bid for and deliver the specified services within the proposed construct.

This document serves as a Request for Information (RFI) and contains questions for suppliers to respond to.

All feedback in response to these questions is very much appreciated and may be used in the formation of the tender documentation, including the specification.

We will regard responses to these questions as commercially confidential, and where a request for information, which may relate to such a response, is received by us, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), we will take reasonable steps to consult with the relevant supplier in relation to the request.

Suppliers should understand that we are responsible for determining the application of any exemption from disclosure under FOIA to any information, and that applicants may request a review of that decision, and should apply to the Information Commissioner in respect of the decision, or appeal to the Tribunal as provided for by FOIA.