Planning

ANDBC Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise - Appointment of an Integrated Consultancy Team to explore the Development of an Integrated Waste and Operations Depot

  • Ards and North Down Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-045204

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-056b45

Published 1 August 2025, 12:53pm



Scope

Description

This Notice is to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the potential contract for an Integrated Consultancy Team to explore the development of an Integrated Waste and Operations Depot. To this end, Ards and North Down Borough Council wish to engage with potential

suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6063177. All correspondence in relation to this Pre-Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire No Later than 12noon on Friday 15th August 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6063177. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 December 2025 to 1 September 2026
  • 9 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 45232470 - Waste transfer station
  • 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
  • 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
  • 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
  • 71220000 - Architectural design services
  • 71200000 - Architectural and related services
  • 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
  • 79311410 - Economic impact assessment
  • 71244000 - Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
  • 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
  • 79314000 - Feasibility study
  • 71314200 - Energy-management services

Contract locations

  • UKN09 - Ards and North Down

Engagement

Engagement deadline

15 August 2025

Engagement process description

This Notice is to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the potential contract for an Integrated Consultancy Team to explore the development of an Integrated Waste and Operations Depot. To this end, Ards and North Down Borough Council wish to engage with potential

suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6063177. All correspondence in relation to this Pre-Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire No Later than 12noon on Friday 15th August 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6063177. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 October 2025


Contracting authority

Ards and North Down Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTTZ-3295-PYCW

City Hall

Bangor

BT20 4BT

United Kingdom

Region: UKN09 - Ards and North Down

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland