98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design - Preliminary market engagement

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PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is for a Preliminary market engagement (PME) where THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE (and follows on from the previous prior information / Planned procurement notice). However, interest (Expressions of interest) can be registered here (if not already completed), and please refer to the UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice for further details on the Engagement process undertaken - see 'https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034982-2025' (the Expression of interest window is being kept open for any NEW Expressions of interest to be captured). PLEASE ACCESS THE MESSAGES AREA/SECTION ON THE ACTIVITY DASHBOARD (ONCE AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST HAS BEEN COMPLETED) FOR ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS FOR THIS PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT. Note: In case of any further queries/questions on this PME/Opportunity, these MUST be received via the Messaging facility on this eProcurement Portal only (as also stated below). Also, If you are unable to complete an Expression of interest, this is likely to be due to this having already been completed/registered (please see the 1st page of the attached guide for some summary details related to this, an individual contact/Workgroup cannot complete more than once). Please check your Activities area in this case instead (or otherwise contact Proactis Supplier Support for any other system related help or questions). ESPO are intending to establish a National framework for the supply of various heavy and light commercial catering equipment, maintenance and servicing of catering equipment and turnkey kitchen design. Suppliers will be able to bid on a regional and/or sub-regional basis. The duration of the framework agreement is expected to be for 24 months, with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. To ensure that equal treatment principles are upheld, any information provided by the market that ESPO deems to be neither confidential or commercially sensitive which shapes our procurement process, proposed route and any refinements will be shared and used to help ensure that participating suppliers are not unfairly advantaged, including details of the process and outcomes. Potential 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. Note: for any questions relating to the operation of the Portal itself, ProContract, these should be submitted to Proactis, and the following links (URL's) can be used for this for supplier support and system technical queries: https://www.proactis.com/uk/support-login/ or via https://suppliersupport.proactisservicedesk.com/. OTHERWISE, ANY QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS PME SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO ESPO by accessing the Messages area/section on the Activity dashboard screen once an Expression of interest has been completed. For further details on the Procurement Act, including registration on the Central Digital Platform, this can be found as follows: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-for-suppliers Or otherwise, please refer to the ESPO Website as follows: https://www.espo.org/the-procurement-act-2023 Keywords: 98_26, supply, maintenance, servicing, kitchen design, commercial, Catering Equipment