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title: "Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) for the provision of a waste collection and street cleaning contract."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03636c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "EAST HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL"
published: "2022-08-26"
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# Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) for the provision of a waste collection and street cleaning contract.

Buyer: EAST HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03636c

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## Summary

The East Herts Council and North Herts Council are jointly initiating a Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) exercise for the provision of a waste collection and street cleaning contract. The councils are seeking services such as kerbside collection services for recycling and waste, street cleansing activities, and bulking and storage of materials at a waste transfer station in Buntingford, Hertfordshire. The contract is expected to start in May 2025, with an approximate value of £10m per annum. Prospective bidders are invited to participate in the PPME, which is a pre-tender engagement exercise for business opportunities in refuse collection services.

This tender by the East Herts and North Herts Councils presents an opportunity for businesses involved in waste management and street cleaning services to engage with the councils. Companies experienced in providing kerbside collection, recycling services, and waste management solutions would be well-suited to compete in this procurement. The councils will consider feedback received during the PPME to inform their future decision-making and options. The communication of the future notice date for December 1, 2022, indicates a clear timeline for potential bidders in this sector to prepare and engage with the councils for possible future tenders.

## Notice

East Herts Council (EHC) and North Herts Council (NHC), "The Councils" operate waste & recycling collections and street cleansing services as a shared service. The Councils intend to procure services which include, kerbside collection services for recycling and waste, street cleansing activities across The Councils districts and the bulking and storage of collected materials at a waste transfer station in Buntingford, Hertfordshire for a contract start in May 2025. The approximate value of the contract is PS10m pa.The Councils wish to engage with prospective bidders in a pre-procurement market engagement exercise, prior to proceeding with the tendering process. If you wish to participate in the pre-procurement market engagement exercise please read the pre-procurement market engagement information and complete the questionnaire.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

East Herts Council (EHC) and North Herts Council (NHC), "The Councils" operate waste & recycling collections and street cleansing services as a shared service. The Councils intend to procure services which include, kerbside collection services for recycling and waste, street cleansing activities across The Councils districts and the bulking and storage of collected materials at a waste transfer station in Buntingford, Hertfordshire for a contract start in May 2025. The Councils wish to engage with prospective bidders in a pre-procurement market engagement exercise (PPME), prior to proceeding with the tendering process. If you wish to participate in the pre-procurement market engagement exercise please read the pre-procurement market engagement information and complete the questionnaire.The councils will consider the feedback received to help inform their options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the councils are not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Councils.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023965-2022 |
| 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 | 26 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Dec 2022 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | HERTFORD |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90511000 - Refuse collection services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2022 at 12:46 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023965-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.eastherts.gov.uk
- http://www.north-herts.gov.uk
- http://www.supplyhertfordshire.uk

## Provenance

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