Planning

North Northamptonshire Council - Subsidised Home Composter Scheme

NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL

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Planning

15 Dec 2022 at 13:24

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a partner to manage a subsidised home composter scheme for its residents. The scheme involves providing an end-to-end solution for ordering and delivering home composters to residents within the North Northamptonshire geographic area. The Council intends to subsidise the costs of the containers, with residents contributing to the purchase price and delivery charges. Suppliers must fulfil orders within twenty-one calendar days, ensuring secure online payment services and GDPR compliance. The engagement end date for this opportunity is 3rd January 2023.

This tender by the North Northamptonshire Council presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing eco-friendly solutions within the compost box industry. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this procurement opportunity. Businesses with capabilities in managing end-to-end solutions, secure online payment systems, and efficient delivery services are encouraged to participate in this tender process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

North Northamptonshire Council - Subsidised Home Composter Scheme

Notice Description

North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council") is looking for a partner to wholly manage a solution for a subsidised home composter scheme for its residents. This must provide an end-to-end managed solution for the ordering and delivery of home composters to residents within the North Northamptonshire geographic area. The Council will be looking to subsidise the costs of the container, with residents making a small contribution to the purchase price and paying all delivery charges. The supplier must be in a position fulfil any orders to residents made as a result of this scheme within twenty-one (21) calendar days of order. The use of any web-based ordering system must ensure that it has safe and secure merchant services to ensure that any payment made by residents would be compliant with both financial conduct rules and requirements under General Data Protection Regulations. This is an early engagement notice to enable the Council to best understand the current delivery options available in the market. It is intended that the outcome of this Notice will be used to further inform the Council's procurement and contract model, but the Council is under no obligation to any potential Supplier and/or makes no guarantees to any party, resulting from feedback received to this Notice. If your organisation is interested in this opportunity and believe they could provide the requirement to the Council, in line with the Scope of Services set out above, please confirm your interest to charlotte.tompkins@northnorthants.gov.uk or michael.bailey@northnorthants.gov.uk by no later than 12:00 noon on the closing date of this notice. Potential Suppliers must note that completion of the procurement documents will require access to the internet, word processing software (e.g., Microsoft Word); and/or spreadsheet software (e.g., Microsoft Excel). This Early Engagement must not be considered as confirmation by North Northamptonshire Council that any future procurement opportunity will be forthcoming as a result of any activity undertaken as part of the Council's Early Engagement activities. The Council does not bind itself to running a procurement or awarding any resultant contract, following the conclusion of this Early Engagement activity. In accordance with the requirements of the Council's Contract Procedure Rules, it is committed to conducting this Early Engagement activity in such a way that it does not prejudice any future potential bidder.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f64028c1-6297-4f40-8737-1639ae746b67
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

CPV Codes

39234000 - Compost boxes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 Jan 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CORBY
Postcode
NN16 8TL
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Northall
Westminster Constituency
Kettering

Further Information

Notice Documents

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