--- title: "Food Waste Treatment Services - Soft Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-03f2bb85-3c25-4d9c-81ef-2e5e6c8368ba" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-03f2bb85-3c25-4d9c-81ef-2e5e6c8368ba" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-03f2bb85-3c25-4d9c-81ef-2e5e6c8368ba.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-03f2bb85-3c25-4d9c-81ef-2e5e6c8368ba.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-12-04" --- # Food Waste Treatment Services - Soft Market Engagement Buyer: PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-03f2bb85-3c25-4d9c-81ef-2e5e6c8368ba [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-03f2bb85-3c25-4d9c-81ef-2e5e6c8368ba) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-03f2bb85-3c25-4d9c-81ef-2e5e6c8368ba.json) ## Summary Plymouth City Council is in the planning stage for a public procurement process titled "Food Waste Treatment Services - Soft Market Engagement" within the sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services industry category. The council is engaging the market to explore innovative solutions for the transportation and treatment of municipal food waste by anaerobic digestion, in preparation for the implementation of a mandatory weekly food waste service by 1 April 2026 as mandated by the Environment Act 2021. Interested organisations are invited to register and submit a 'Soft Market Questionnaire Response' by 12:00 noon on 15 January 2025. The procurement covers the South West region of the United Kingdom, with a key milestone being the engagement end date on 15 January 2025. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the waste management and environmental services sectors to engage with Plymouth City Council and potentially influence the final procurement requirements. Companies experienced in transportation and anaerobic digestion of food waste, particularly small and medium enterprises, may find this tender well-suited to their capabilities. Engagement in this soft market assessment allows businesses to demonstrate their innovative solutions and market readiness, potentially securing future collaboration with the council. Participation in the market engagement exercise is not mandatory for the subsequent formal procurement process but offers valuable insights and potential early dialogue with key stakeholders. ## Notice 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. Additional information: 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55420a6f-76af-4e2e-8b4b-39508d4cd328 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Jan 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | PLYMOUTH | | Post town | Plymouth | | Postcode | PL1 3BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth | | Local authority | Plymouth | | Electoral ward | St Peter and the Waterfront | | Westminster constituency | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ## Release History - 4 Dec 2024 at 11:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55420a6f-76af-4e2e-8b4b-39508d4cd328 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55420a6f-76af-4e2e-8b4b-39508d4cd328 4th December 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/ - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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