In October 2022, a preliminary phase was started as part of the project with the aim of sharpening the challenge and conducting an in-depth needs analysis among internal stakeholders. In cooperation with Verhaert various scoping sessions were organized.

An open face-to-face market consultation was organised on Tuesday 28 March 2023 in the offices of the Flemish Environment Agency and consisted of three parts: 

• an explanation of the outlined challenge; 
• a group discussion with interactive questions on the different solution directions; and 
• optional private 1-on-1 interviews.

The presentations given during the market consultation can be found at the bottom of this page. As well as the final report summarising the findings of the preliminary process and market consultation.

The outcome of the market consultation will enable VMM to launch a public tender for carrying out a feasibility study in September/October 2023.