Description of the procurement
The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to hear from any interested parties who may be able to provide the full range of services listed below.
Ascertain market capability as well as the level of interest to provide the requisite services.
This exercise is not a pre-qualification exercise or the beginning of a procurement exercise.
Obtain a deeper understanding of the visa application system, visa applicants, as well as any potential delivery options.
The market sounding document is preliminary in nature and is being made available on the understanding and on condition that it is to be used solely for the purposes outlined above.
Participants are advised that the market sounding document does not purport to contain all information relevant for the purposes of the project and the market soundings exercise. Following the market soundings exercise, the information in this market sounding document may no longer be accurate and up to date and will in any event be superseded if a contract notice were to be published in either eTenders or the Official Journal of the European Union and the associated tender documentation. The information in this document is provided without prejudice to any subsequent procurement process.
The market sounding document does not constitute a representation that the project will in fact be procured, in whole or in part. Nor does it constitute an invitation to treat, an invitation to tender or an offer to enter into a contract.