How to win: ID 6794091 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Provision of Hydrometric Supplies, Services and Training

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The Department for Infrastructure Rivers (DFI-Rivers Hydrometric Section) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide hydrometrics equipment and services. The Supplier will be required provide a bespoke dedicated web-based hosting service for the storage, presentation and retrieval of measured environmental data. Prior to initiating the competitive tendering process, the Department for Infrastructure Rivers wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the competitive tendering process. This exercise is being used to determine the potential for any possible future contracts and their estimated value. This market sounding does not guarantee the commencement of a commercial competition resulting in monetary income or future outlay. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, BEFORE 15:0 on the 10th of November 2026.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Department for Infrastructure scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
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• ✓Start early: it closes 6 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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