2664_26 Property, Building, and Infrastructure Advice and Management Services

Description

This is for a Preliminary market engagement (PME) where the tender documentation is not yet available. However, interest (Expressions of interest) can be registered here, and which will then allow a Request for Information (RFI) survey to be completed as detailed below (THE RFI RESPONSE DEADLINE IS 09/06/2025, although the Expression of interest window may be kept open beyond this date). 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, INCLUDING THE RFI DOCUMENTATION (although please note the RFI response deadline as captured above). ESPO are conducting a scoping exercise with the intention of establishing a framework for property, building, and infrastructure advice and management services including, but not limited to, project management, energy management, cost management, construction consultancy services, and general or technical building/construction advice. The duration of the framework agreement is expected to be for 2 years (24 months), with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years (24 months). The total estimated value stated includes the option period. Suppliers are being engaged with via a Request for Information survey exercise (see the Messages area/section of this eProcurement Portal, which is accessed via the Activity dashboard screen, for further details on this). The aims of this engagement are: • To identify potential providers in the market • To obtain views on the procurement process to be used • To assess the market’s capacity to meet ESPO’s requirements • To assess any changes to the market • To identify any potential risks or challenges in the market • To determine whether localised Social Value can and will be offered by suppliers • To ensure the market is prepared for carbon reduction plans to be included as a condition of participation for the procurement • To determine the suitability of regional coverage on the framework • To assess any other aspects or requirements that we become aware of following the customer engagement 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 MUST be submitted to ESPO by accessing the Messages area/section once an Expression of interest has been completed. Economic operators should note that this is a preliminary market engagement exercise (and NOT a competitive tender process at this stage). The participation of an economic operator in this preliminary market engagement will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the Contracting Authority/Client. An economic operator's participation, or lack of participation, in this preliminary market engagement shall not impact the ability of the economic operator to participate in any resulting tender exercise. Economic operators should note that any interest indicated does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise. 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: Services, Property, Building, Infrastructure, Advice, Management, project management, energy management, cost management, construction consultancy, building/construction advice, 2664_26