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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2025/S 000-000178/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence – Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Postal address: St George’s House, DIO Head Office, DMS Whittington
Town: Lichfield
Postal code: WS14 9PY
Country: United Kingdom
Email: diocomrcl-pfiexpiryteam@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-infrastructure-organisation

another address:Official name: Delivery Continuity Team
Town: Lichfield
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Jennifer Arden
Email: DIODCT-PFIRP@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-infrastructure-organisation

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Early Market Engagement (EME) for Ministry of Defence – Defence Water Services Programme
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 65110000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), have considered options to secure the provision of water and wastewater services, and the operation and maintenance of MOD’s private water network upon the expiry of the Aquatrine PFIs in 2028 and 2030. 
Given the inevitability of change in the water sector, the needs of Defence are best served at this moment in time by going to the market seeking provision for a replacement service, likely to be in the form of Managed Service Provision (MSP) contract. 
The Defence Water Services Programme is looking to engage with the potential service providers and assess market interest in the selected delivery model for the service provision. 
DIO will be carrying out Industry Engagement from February 2025 and seek to invite interested parties to participate in a variety of sessions such as Programme Updates, Industry Days and Bilateral discussions (a commercial in confidence meeting between two parties i.e. DIO and the requesting party). We expect this engagement to begin with an Industry Day on 13th February 2025 at Tidworth Garrison Theatre, SP9 7EP.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 24962000
Main CPV code: 38421100
Main CPV code: 38421110
Main CPV code: 39350000
Main CPV code: 41100000
Main CPV code: 42912300
Main CPV code: 44130000
Main CPV code: 44160000
Main CPV code: 44161000
Main CPV code: 45330000
Main CPV code: 50000000
Main CPV code: 50411100
Main CPV code: 50530000
Main CPV code: 51514110
Main CPV code: 65100000
Main CPV code: 65110000
Main CPV code: 65111000
Main CPV code: 65120000
Main CPV code: 65130000
Main CPV code: 65500000
Main CPV code: 75220000
Main CPV code: 79993100
Main CPV code: 90400000
Main CPV code: 90480000
Main CPV code: 90491000
Main CPV code: 90700000
Main CPV code: 90712400
Main CPV code: 90713100
Main CPV code: 90720000
Main CPV code: 90733000
Main CPV code: 90733100
Main CPV code: 90733200
Main CPV code: 90733300
Main CPV code: 90733400
Main CPV code: 90733500
Main CPV code: 90733600
Main CPV code: 90733700

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DIO is issuing this Notice in order to invite potential service providers to engage with DIO. Organisations who wish to attend the Industry Day on 13th February 2025 are to register their interest by 24th January 2025 via the Defence Water Services Programme Industry Day Registration Form and provide the following details: 
Name of Company/Organisation 
Point of Contact and contact details. 
Number of attendees for this event will be limited, and spaces will be given on a first come first served basis.
For further information about the Industry Day or the programme please contact the Defence Water Services Programme multiuser DIODCT-PFIRP@mod.gov.uk.
In issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) DIO is not committing to carry out any procurement in relation to the requirements stated in this PIN. Non-participation in the Industry Day will not preclude any organisation from participating in any future competition. 
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: This Prior Information Notice for engagement follows the Prior Information Notice (Notice Reference: 2022/S 000-035322) published on 14th December 2022.
Aquatrine is the MOD’s GB-wide water and wastewater Private Finance Initiative (PFI), providing water and wastewater services and manages environmental risk across the GB Defence Estate allowing the MOD to focus on its core business. This has

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2025-10-31
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2025-01-06