Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Hertfordshire District Council
Wallfields, Pegs Lane
Hertford
Contact
Corporate Procurement
Telephone
+44 1438242775
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
North Hertfordshire District Council
North Herts Council Council Offices Gernon Road Letchworth Garden City SG6 3JF
Letchworth Garden City
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) for the provision of a waste collection and street cleaning contract.
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90511000 - Refuse collection services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
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 £10m 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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 December 2022
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