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title: "Joint Waste Enforcement Soft Market Testing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038a9b"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING"
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# Joint Waste Enforcement Soft Market Testing

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038a9b

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## Summary

The London Borough of Ealing, along with Hounslow and Harrow councils, is planning a joint waste enforcement soft market testing exercise. The contract involves providing enforcement services related to environmental and highways legislation, with a value of £5,000,000. The procurement is in the services category, and the planned soft market testing will take place on the 23rd and 24th January 2023 in Ealing. The Councils are looking to involve other public bodies in the joint arrangement, ensuring activities such as security and traffic direction are included, with clear requirements on how vulnerable adults should be treated.

This upcoming procurement from the London Borough of Ealing offers opportunities for businesses in investigation and security services. The proposed competitive procedure with negotiation procurement route aims to expand the client base and service base, focusing on social value metrics and innovation. The Councils are seeking suppliers to discuss aspects like payment mechanisms, performance monitoring, and technology renewal during the procurement process, encouraging the catalysation of benefits in education, employment, and skills in the service scope.

## Notice

This soft market testing exercise concerns the renewal of an innovative joint contract for environmental enforcement. Harrow, Hounslow and Ealing councils have joined together to deliver a more efficient service, widening the scope of environmental enforcement activity, sharing of overhead costs, expertise and allowing greater flexibility. This contract is for the provision of Enforcement Services by way of the issue of fixed penalty notices in respect of a range of environmental and highways related enforcement legislation including but not limited to the: * Environmental Protection Act 1990; * Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005; * Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1990 and 1996; * Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003; * Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and 1987 * Anti-social behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014; * Highways Act 1980 * London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003 * Town and Country Planning Act 1990 * In 2016/17, over 20,000 fixed penalties were issued for littering and fly tipping across the participating borough areas. In the latest iteration of the contract the activity rate has risen to between 600 and 800 fixed penalty notices paid per month. The proposed competitive procedure with negotiation procurement will involve a contractual structure which will allow other Councils and public bodies to join the joint arrangement. The Councils are keen to include some important, but peripheral activities, in the scope of the procurement including security and traffic direction. For these activities there will be a reimbursement mechanism per hour or per day as appropriate. The Councils have clear requirements for how vulnerable adults would be treated and in particular fixed penalty notices should not be served on minors. Areas for discussion The Councils would like to explore with suppliers the following aspects of this significant and imminent procurement:- Payment mechanism for the contract Affordability thresholds Procurement route Contract structure o Risk partition Performance monitoring and enhancement Optimal contract term Expansion of client base Expansion of the service base Technology renewal with time o What is the current envelope for reliable, innovative technology? Social value o What metrics and KPIs to apply? How to catalyse benefits in education, employment and skills? TUPE indemnification The robust rejection of non- economically sustainable tenders Mobilisation and service set up o How much time do you need to mobilise? Applying If you would like to see us to discuss this opportunity please write in no more than 1000 words describing your interest in the procurement, your past experience in the field and the points you would like to discuss. Soft market testing is planned to take place on the 23rd and 24th January 2023 in Ealing. Each party would have 3 hours with a common agenda and meeting will be held in Perceval House, Ealing Broadway, 14-16 Uxbridge Rd, London W5 2HL. The Council will keep confidential any aspects of the discussion flagged as such by participants in the soft market testing process. If you are not seen please rest assured this will not disadvantage you in the forthcoming formal procurement. All parties which express an interest will receive anonymised feedback from the soft market testing event before the Find a Tender Service notice is published (marking the start of the formal procurement procedure) Please make your return via the London Tenders Portal for this opportunity by the 6th January 2023.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This soft market testing exercise is intended to validate the proposed competitive procedure with negotiation procurement route.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034329-2022 |
| 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 | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 6 Feb 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000,000 |
| 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING |
| Additional buyers | LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW; LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW |
| Locality | EALING |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W5 2HL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI73 Ealing |
| Local authority | Ealing |
| Electoral ward | Ealing Broadway |
| Westminster constituency | Ealing Central and Acton |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 79700000 - Investigation and security services
- 90715000 - Pollution investigation services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2022 at 12:21 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034329-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ealing.gov.uk
- https://www.harrow.gov.uk
- https://www.hounslow.gov.uk

## Provenance

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