Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire County Council
Pegs Lane
HERTFORD
SG13 8DE
Contact
Zoe Upson
zoe.upson@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
HCC - 06/21 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement - Options for service contracts for Hertfordshire’s residual Local Authority Collected Waste
Reference number
HCC 06/21
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Hertfordshire County Council (the "Council") is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement ("PPME") for options for service contracts for Hertfordshire’s Residual Local Authority Collected Waste (LACW).The Council is seeking input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping any future opportunity for contracts for the treatment and/or disposal of Hertfordshire’s residual LACW. This input will help inform any resultant procurement process.This market consultation exercise will also provide an opportunity for the Council to obtain insight into how the market would prefer to approach delivery of services for Hertfordshire, provide an indication of the likely level of interest in any future tender opportunity that may arise.The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s 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 Council is 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 Council.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90531000 - Landfill management services
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90513100 - Household-refuse disposal services
- 90530000 - Operation of a refuse site
- 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
- 90513300 - Refuse incineration services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is conducting market consultations in its capacity as the Waste Disposal Authority ("WDA") for Hertfordshire and to inform any future procurement process for the disposal and/or treatment of residual Local Authority Collected Waste ("LACW").Contracts for the treatment/disposal of residual local authority collected waste are in place up until March 2023, with a potential one year extension to 2024. Interested organisations should be aware that this market consultation exercise is not a call for competition nor part of a formal procurement process. The Council is genuinely interested in engaging with the market with a view to gain an understanding of the options available, and potential limitations, as they prepare for a future procurement.Participation or non-participation in the pre-procurement market consultation exercise shall not prevent any service provider participating in any future procurement nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the pre-procurement market consultation process shall place any service provider at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process.Interested organisations are referred to section VI.3 below for additional information about the market consultation exercise and how to obtain the necessary documents to allow you to participate.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
11 June 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To access the PPME documentation please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.To participate in this PPME, organisations must submit their completed Supplier Questionnaire, together with any supporting documents, through the In-Tend system by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon 9th July 2021.Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions above. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire.If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK Support Desk which can be contacted via email support@in-tend.com or telephone +44 (0)114 407 0065 for any website / technical questions. Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm.