--- title: "Behaviour Change Consultancy - Market Engagement Online Event" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4773a8b9-78ce-44ab-8d58-9f4ae1a27ed6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4773a8b9-78ce-44ab-8d58-9f4ae1a27ed6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4773a8b9-78ce-44ab-8d58-9f4ae1a27ed6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4773a8b9-78ce-44ab-8d58-9f4ae1a27ed6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-02-16" --- # Behaviour Change Consultancy - Market Engagement Online Event Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4773a8b9-78ce-44ab-8d58-9f4ae1a27ed6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4773a8b9-78ce-44ab-8d58-9f4ae1a27ed6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4773a8b9-78ce-44ab-8d58-9f4ae1a27ed6.json) ## Summary The Essex County Council is initiating a tender process titled "Behaviour Change Consultancy - Market Engagement Online Event" in the social research services industry category. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with an engagement end date set for March 4, 2024. The council aims to reduce household waste and increase recycling through behavioural interventions. The minimum contract value is £225,000, with an overall contract value of £250,000. The opportunity is open to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). This tender by Essex County Council presents an opportunity for businesses in social research services, public relations services, and environmental services sectors to compete for a contract. The council is seeking a consultancy that can provide innovative behavioural interventions to tackle waste management challenges. Businesses that are adept at developing solutions to promote behavioural change and address societal challenges related to waste management are well-suited to participate in this procurement opportunity. ## Notice Further to the Prior Information Notice/Early Market Engagement published in December 2023, Essex County Council is currently looking to procure a Behaviour Change Consultancy to assist the Authority to effectively develop options for reducing household waste and increasing recycling. ECC is seeking the appointed behaviour change consultancy to produce an Outline Solution Report that details the behavioural motivations of communities and individuals towards waste management and resource consumption and identifies a range of opportunities and effective and measurable behavioural interventions for reducing household waste and increasing recycling. The interventions are required to deliver net savings and/or cost avoidance and will inform the future design of services and interventions. We would like to invite you to a market engagement event that we are holding online on Monday 11th March between14.00 and 16.00 local time. The event will provide the opportunity for you to hear from the service and project team about: * Waste in Essex * Our journey so far * Our objectives and outcomes * The upcoming opportunity During the event, you will also have the opportunity to ask questions. Please note, ECC reserves the right to decline to answer any question submitted if doing so would jeopardise a future procurement exercise or its current contractual obligations. If you would like to register for a place, please fill in your details on the online form. https://forms.office.com/e/3z6u6kveJL Invites will be issued from 26 February 2024. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0b3d820-f1c6-4938-83a1-424176e7beb6 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Mar 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £250,000 | | 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 79315000 - Social research services - 79416000 - Public relations services - 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ## Release History - 16 Feb 2024 at 10:14 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0b3d820-f1c6-4938-83a1-424176e7beb6 - 15 Dec 2023 at 19:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f878f993-3bf4-42e6-812c-70e004cae79a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0b3d820-f1c6-4938-83a1-424176e7beb6 16th February 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f878f993-3bf4-42e6-812c-70e004cae79a 15th December 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/3z6u6kveJL - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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