--- title: "Rutland County Council Environmental Services - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03229a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03229a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03229a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03229a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-03-16" --- # Rutland County Council Environmental Services - Market Engagement Buyer: RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03229a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03229a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03229a.json) ## Summary Rutland County Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for Environmental Services, with a total estimated contract value of approximately £58-60 million. This tender, identified as "Rutland County Council Environmental Services - Market Engagement", is aimed at engaging market insights ahead of a re-tendering effort that will commence in 2022/23. Interested providers are invited to respond to a soft market testing questionnaire to help inform the Council’s procurement strategy. Responses must be submitted by 12:00 noon on 13th April 2022, with the operational services expected to begin on 1st April 2024 after a six-month mobilisation phase starting in October 2023. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in environmental services such as sewage and refuse collection, cleaning, and other related services. Companies well-equipped to respond to this tender might include those with strong experience in service provision to local authorities, as well as those familiar with waste management and sustainability practices. Engaging early in the market testing phase could provide valuable insights that may enhance a business's competitive edge for when the formal tendering process opens. ## Notice THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION TO TENDER Please note all information provided is indicative and for information purposes only. Rutland County Council will be looking to re-tender its environmental services during 2022/23 ready for an operational services commencement date of the 1st April 2024, with a Mobilisation Phase (6 months) for the provision of Environmental Services commencing in October 2023. Providers are invited to respond in full to the questions set out in the soft market testing questionnaire. This will help Rutland County Council gauge the level of interest and the experience of organisations delivering environmental services and will help inform our procurement strategy. Responses should be submitted via ProContract www.eastmidstenders.org by 12:00noon on 13th April 2022. Please note that participation (or lack of) will not (dis)advantage any potential bidder for future tender opportunities. Total contract value circa. PS58-60 million. Based on the current budget, the Council has identified a revenue budget of circa PS2.9m per annum (with annual uplift in line with CPI December index) for the provision of these services. ### Lot Information Lot 1 THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION TO TENDER Please note all information provided is indicative and for information purposes only. Rutland County Council will be looking to re-tender its environmental services during 2022/23 ready for an operational services commencement date of the 1st April 2024, with a Mobilisation Phase (6 months) for the provision of Environmental Services commencing in October 2023. Providers are invited to respond in full to the questions set out in the soft market testing questionnaire. This will help Rutland County Council gauge the level of interest and the experience of organisations delivering environmental services and will help inform our procurement strategy. Responses should be submitted via ProContract www.eastmidstenders.org by 12:00noon on 13th April 2022. Please note that participation (or lack of) will not (dis)advantage any potential bidder for future tender opportunities. The Council is currently at the market engagement stage, and as such, the Lot information provided is indicative only and is potentially subject to change. The proposed lotting structure is an area of the soft market testing questionnaire that we invite interested providers to respond to, so that we can better understand how to package services together. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007168-2022 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Aug 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £58,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | OAKHAM | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE15 6HP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Rutland | | Electoral ward | Oakham South | | Westminster constituency | Rutland and Stamford | | Delivery location | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ## Release History - 16 Mar 2022 at 12:56 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007168-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f0782fb2-27a5-ec11-8112-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21 - https://www.rutland.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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