***PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT*** PROVISION OF ROADS WINTER SERVICE AND FOYLE BRIDGE WIND SPEED

This is a Prior Information Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Roads and Rivers can ensure the most cost effective and efficient provision of a suitably experienced and resourced forecasting supplier to deliver bespoke winter road weather forecasts during the winter service period and to deliver a bespoke wind speed forecast / alerting service for Foyle Bridge in Londonderry throughout the year. DfI would like to invite potential tenderers to participate in this market consultation exercise by completing the Questionnaire provided within CfT3478041 in eTendersNI. The responses to the Questionnaire will be used to assist in gaining a better understanding of the feasibility of the requirements as well as the capacity of the market to deliver this requirement. Interested suppliers should submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of CfT3478041 no later than 3pm on Monday 12 April 2021. All correspondence in relation to this pre market engagement will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area.