Notice Information
Notice Title
Soft Market Engagement - Textile Reuse/Recycling Services Collections from House-to-House Properties
Notice Description
The Authority is seeking a contract for the collection from households, transport, sorting/processing, and sale of textiles from across the whole West Northamptonshire Council area. Market Engagement We would like, at this stage prior to commencing formal procurement, to seek input from the market as to what the appetite is for undertaking this service and to allow an opportunity to discuss options for the delivery of future provision. Some of the issues we are seeking input on include: * contract length * the state of the market * charity payments * mobilisation periods The Authority intends to hold an open information session for all interested organisations as individual scheduled meetings via Microsoft Teams. A questionnaire will be issued to all interested organisations prior to the individual meetings and will be discussed with all interested parties in a set format. All discussions will be noted, any commercially sensitive information will be kept confidential. The meeting sessions with individual interested parties will be held on: * Monday, 22 April 2024 * Tuesday, 23 April 2024 * Wednesday, 24 April 2024 * Thursday, 25 April 2024 Interested parties will be allocated a time slot of 45 minutes between 10:00 and 14.00, due to this we may have to cap the maximum amount of interested parties, but please be assured this will not impact your ability to participate in the impending tender opportunity. If you wish to attend one of the meetings, please submit your request by 17:00 on Friday, 12th April 2024 to: claire.baker@westnorthants.gov.uk Full details of the slot times and questionnaire will be issued on receipt of your expression of interest. Slot allocations will be on a first come first serve basis. The Authority anticipates notifying all interested parties with their slot allocation by Thursday 18 April 2024. Participation in this process will not impact your ability to engage with the future tender opportunity.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Currently only the former South Northamptonshire Council area has an existing arrangement for the collection by a third party. Textiles within the former Northampton Borough Council area can be put out for collection alongside a residents fortnightly dry recycling collection. There are no formal arrangements by the Authority with a third party within the Daventry area for the collection of textiles. Current tonnage rates: South Northants Geographical Area and Households - Current Collection Arrangements: Collected by DB Collections in aid of Air Ambulance. Tonnage (2023): 187.46 t. Northampton Geographical Area and Households - Current Collection Arrangements: Collected by Veolia as part of wider waste/recycling collection contract. Tonnage (2023): 0.5 t. Daventry Geographical Area and Households - Current Collection Arrangements: Not currently collected at the kerbside. Tonnage (2023): Zero The Authority expects this to be a concession based contract and will be confirmed following the soft market engagement prior to the tender publication. No payment will be made by the Authority to the contractor for the services provided and there is to be no income generated for the Authority. It is estimated that the total value of the contract will be below the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (CCR16) threshold.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0447a4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007823-2024
- 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
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90514000 - Refuse recycling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Mar 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Jun 2024Expired
- 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
- WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Claire Baker
- Contact Email
- claire.baker@westnorthants.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3001267000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- NN1 1DE
- 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)
- TLF24 West Northamptonshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF24 West Northamptonshire
-
- Local Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Northampton North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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