Notice Information
Notice Title
HCC - 07/23 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) for the Provision of HR Pay and Reward Staff Benefits - Cycle to Work Scheme
Notice Description
The Council currently has a contract for the provision of standard services for the salary sacrifice and employee benefits - cycle to work. This initial contract term is until 1 September 2024.The scheme is with a national supplier who provides staff with the option to use local providers, if that is their preference, for the purchasing of bikes and equipment. The scheme has been successful in recent years and there is always a lot of interest when an applications 'window' is opened.The Council wish to ensure that they have explored all Cycle to Work initiatives and providers in order to be confident that the current scheme continues to offer employees great value for money. Plus enable the Council, to create a cleaner, greener, and more environmentally sustainable county.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Hertfordshire County Council (the "Council") is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement ("PPME") for the provision of HR Pay & Reward Staff Benefits - Cycle to Work Scheme.The Council is seeking input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping any future opportunity for contracts. This input will help inform any resultant procurement process.The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process, and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council.Further information can be found within the attached documentation. You are invited to submit a completed questionnaire by 12 noon on 18th August 2023Please log in or register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03e19d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020149-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
34430000 - Bicycles
92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jul 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jul 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Strategic Procurement Group
- Contact Email
- zoe.upson@hertfordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01707292463
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HERTFORD
- Postcode
- SG13 8DE
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Hertford Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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