Planning

Food Waste Treatment Services - Soft Market Engagement

PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

04 Dec 2024 at 11:04

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Plymouth City Council is planning a procurement process titled "Food Waste Treatment Services - Soft Market Engagement" under the industry category of Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services. This initiative focuses on the establishment of a mandatory weekly food waste collection service throughout Plymouth by 1 April 2026, necessitated by legislative requirements. A key date for interested parties to take note of is the deadline for completing the 'Soft Market Questionnaire Response' document, set for 12:00 noon, 15 January 2025. During this planning stage, the council seeks to engage with the market to explore business, technological, and innovative solutions related to the transportation and treatment of municipal food waste through Anaerobic Digestion (AD). The primary location for this project is Plymouth within the UKK41 region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in refuse and waste-related services, particularly those specialising in refuse disposal and treatment, and operation of refuse sites. Participating in this market engagement can help businesses showcase their innovative solutions and establish early relationships with the council. Companies with capabilities in handling large-scale environmental services, transportation logistics, and waste treatment technologies will find this tender particularly suited to their expertise. Moreover, engaging in the preliminary market engagement phase can place companies in a favourable position for future contract opportunities as the procurement process evolves.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Food Waste Treatment Services - Soft Market Engagement

Notice Description

Plymouth City Council ("The Council") is currently working on a major project for the implementation of a mandatory weekly food waste service to all Plymouth households by 1 April 2026. The project is a legislatively driven initiative in accordance with section S45A of the Environment Act 1990, brought into legislation by the Environment Act 2021. As part of this requirement, there will be a need for Transportation, and Treatment of Municipal Food Waste by Anaerobic Digestion (AD). For that reason, the Council is seeking to engage with the market place, and understand the solutions that may be currently available in the market for these services. The Council is therefore conducting a soft market assessment to explore these elements and better understand business, technological and innovative solutions that are available. In addition, this will allow The Council to gauge the level of market interest, and on what terms solutions can be delivered.

Lot Information

Lot 1

If your organisation is interested in assisting with the Council's market assessment, then please register your interest to access the soft market test questionnaire via https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Project reference DN752882. Please complete the 'Soft Market Questionnaire Response' document, and return it electronically in excel format via the Portal, by 12:00 noon, 15th January 2025. As a result of the completed questionnaires, some potential providers may be invited to soft market engagement sessions with key Council representatives early in 2025. The Council reserves the right to limit the number of potential providers invited to these engagement sessions. However, this does not mean that potential providers not invited to attend such a meeting will be excluded from the procurement at that stage. Any further information surrounding this soft market assessment including any information on the soft market engagement sessions and the Council's aims, objectives and priorities will be made available to all registered parties via https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, Project reference DN752882. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is an indication of potential future procurement activity and is subject to change. The PIN, soft market test questionnaire and any subsequent market engagement sessions form no part of any pre-qualification or selection process and as such, this implies no commercial commitment by the Council. Participation in this market engagement exercise is not a requirement for participation in the forthcoming procurement, which shall be formally commenced through publication of a contract notice(s) nearer the time. Pursuant to Regulation 40 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) ("PCR 2015"), the Council is seeking to conduct preliminary market engagement before commencing the procurement procedure(s) with the aim of helping the council better prepare the procurement strategy and process, test its assumptions about the scope of the future services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c214
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039020-2024
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

90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment

90530000 - Operation of a refuse site

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 2025Expired
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
PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Paul Williams
Contact Email
paul.williams@plymouth.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1752305212

Buyer Location

Locality
PLYMOUTH
Postcode
PL1 3BJ
Post Town
Plymouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK41 Plymouth
Delivery Location
TLK41 Plymouth
Local Authority
Plymouth
Electoral Ward
St Peter and the Waterfront
Westminster Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Further Information

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