Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Miss Bethany Gray
wasteservice.procurement@essex.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH - East of England
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://forms.office.com/e/yGhUdmWdHF
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
MARKET TESTING - Re-Use at Essex County Council
Reference number
DN749667
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 44400000 - Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council (the Authority) is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essex County Council (the Authority) are seeking to engage with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) market in relation to the use of Re-Use items collected across the Authority's waste service.
The Authority wishes to invite interested Suppliers to complete the market engagement questionnaire which can be found at the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/yGhUdmWdHF
The closing date for this questionnaire is 12pm (midday) on Tuesday 12th November 2024.
It is important to note that this PIN is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should also be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire
This PIN is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in any future tendering process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who participate.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 May 2026
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: No