--- title: "ESPH SB Deliver of Waste, Recycling and Street Cleansing Services - Soft Market Test" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-75b740c3-c2ff-4446-8824-acd14d6da9b5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-75b740c3-c2ff-4446-8824-acd14d6da9b5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-75b740c3-c2ff-4446-8824-acd14d6da9b5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-75b740c3-c2ff-4446-8824-acd14d6da9b5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEALDEN DISTRICT COUNCIL" published: "2017-06-29" --- # ESPH SB Deliver of Waste, Recycling and Street Cleansing Services - Soft Market Test Buyer: WEALDEN DISTRICT COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-75b740c3-c2ff-4446-8824-acd14d6da9b5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-75b740c3-c2ff-4446-8824-acd14d6da9b5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-75b740c3-c2ff-4446-8824-acd14d6da9b5.json) ## Summary The Wealden District Council is conducting a planning phase for a tender titled "ESPH SB Deliver of Waste, Recycling and Street Cleansing Services - Soft Market Test." This procurement process falls under the category of refuse and waste related services and is located in the South East region of the United Kingdom. To ensure a well-informed tender specification, the Council seeks to engage with the market regarding current operational issues and working practices within the Waste and Recycling industry. Key dates include an engagement end date of 23 February 2018, with completed questionnaires due by 28 July 2017. This soft market test presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the waste management, recycling, and street cleansing sectors to influence the forthcoming tender process. Companies specialising in refuse collection, recycling services, and street maintenance, particularly those experienced in working with urban and rural settings, would be well-suited to participate. Engaging in this early market dialogue allows potential bidders to contribute insights that could shape the future contract, enhancing their chances of success in the competitive procurement landscape. ## Notice Rother District Council, on behalf of the East Sussex Joint Waste Partnership (comprising Eastbourne and Hastings Borough Councils and Rother and Wealden District Councils), wishes to understand the current operational issues and working practices in the Waste and Recycling industry to inform the specification, payment mechanisms and risk sharing arrangements prior to going to tender. The current contract is due to expire in June 2019 and in preparation for the impending tender process we have prepared the enclosed soft market test. At present the current Waste, Recycling and Street Cleansing Contract provides a service to circa 200,000 households with the Eastbourne Borough Council area receiving weekly residual waste collections and Hastings Borough Council, Rother District Council and Wealden District Council receiving alternate weekly collections (AWC) with all districts receiving AWC kerbside recycling. Included in this service is a fortnightly, opt-in Garden Waste Service. The service also includes the delivery of a bulky waste service, residential clinical waste collections and street cleansing. Hastings and Eastbourne are primarily urban in nature, and Rother and Wealden urban/rural. The districts also have significant beach areas important for tourism. The Council wishes to use to engage with the market and undertake this market engagement exercise to establish the current issues and opportunities facing the market in the delivery of these services and use the results of this exercise to help it shape the future contract. To clarify, this is a soft market test and not a call for competition or tender opportunity. Completed questionnaires should be email to procurement@rother.gov.uk by 28th July 2017. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b9a5196-dba7-4eef-a857-29c8dcb5292e | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jun 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | 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 | WEALDEN DISTRICT COUNCIL | | Locality | HAILSHAM | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN27 2AX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | | Local authority | Wealden | | Electoral ward | Hailsham Central | | Westminster constituency | Sussex Weald | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services ## Release History - 29 Jun 2017 at 14:28 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b9a5196-dba7-4eef-a857-29c8dcb5292e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b9a5196-dba7-4eef-a857-29c8dcb5292e 29th June 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ba0af5c5-4881-40c7-bc68-8d997ddd60a0 Delivery of Waste and Recycling Services Soft Market Test ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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