--- title: "Early Market Engagement for Replacement of Cremators - Innovative Solutions" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a135d15b-05e8-46f1-9b08-ffa7931c4fb7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a135d15b-05e8-46f1-9b08-ffa7931c4fb7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a135d15b-05e8-46f1-9b08-ffa7931c4fb7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a135d15b-05e8-46f1-9b08-ffa7931c4fb7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2020-02-04" --- # Early Market Engagement for Replacement of Cremators - Innovative Solutions Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a135d15b-05e8-46f1-9b08-ffa7931c4fb7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a135d15b-05e8-46f1-9b08-ffa7931c4fb7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a135d15b-05e8-46f1-9b08-ffa7931c4fb7.json) ## Summary The Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Early Market Engagement for Replacement of Cremators - Innovative Solutions". This initiative, classified under the CPV code 42350000 for cremators, aims to explore innovative solutions, including electric cremation technologies. Interested suppliers are encouraged to engage before the deadline on 19 February 2020, by completing a questionnaire to provide insights into their capabilities and innovative offerings. The engagement will inform the Council's strategy for future contracts concerning the supply, operation, and maintenance of cremators at the Southend Crematorium, located in East of England, UK. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cremation technology or related services to participate in the evolving landscape of crematorium solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to compete, as the Council is interested in understanding diverse capabilities and innovations from potential providers. Businesses focusing on electric cremation technologies, operational maintenance services, and collaborative design solutions for crematoria upgrades are encouraged to engage, particularly as the Council seeks to modernise its facilities through future procurement opportunities. ## Notice Southend on See Borough Council is seeking to engage with the market to gain an understanding of the capabilities, capacity and appetite of the prospective providers to replace the cremators and explore innovative solutions such as electric cremators. This exercise is to inform the Council in its consideration of options for the future supply and ongoing operation and maintenance of cremators at Southend Crematorium. Following this soft market engagement stage it is envisaged that a tender opportunity will be published to appoint a Cremator Provider that will: * work with the Council's design team to inform the re-design of the Cremator room(s) at the Crematorium * work with an appointed Works contractor to support the re-build of the Crematorium * supply, operate and maintain the Cremators This is not a call for competition. As such any future procurement process will be compliant with the Public Contract Regulations (2015 (updated 2016)). This includes but is not limited to advertising and fair treatment of economic operators regardless of their involvement in this Soft Market Engagement. Please view and complete a short questionnaire (Appendix 1) on ProContract to indicate the current areas of development and innovation in your provision of Cremators. Please include details of timescales for the development of electric technology to power cremators. www.procontract.due-north.com The title of the project is: Early Market Engagement for Replacement of Cremators - Innovative Solutions ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d75124fd-e16a-462b-b52e-7e1f4d40e8cb | | 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 Feb 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Feb 2020 | | 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 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHEND ON SEA | | Post town | Southend-on-Sea | | Postcode | SS2 6LR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea | | Local authority | Southend-on-Sea | | Electoral ward | Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 42 - Industrial machinery ### Codes - 42350000 - Cremators ## Release History - 4 Feb 2020 at 15:10 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d75124fd-e16a-462b-b52e-7e1f4d40e8cb ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d75124fd-e16a-462b-b52e-7e1f4d40e8cb 4th February 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.southend.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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