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title: "Cheshire East Council Market Consultation for Municipal Waste Processing Decarbonisation"
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# Cheshire East Council Market Consultation for Municipal Waste Processing Decarbonisation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cheshire-east-council-market-consultation-for-municipal-waste-processing-decarbonisation-ocds-h6vhtk-044430). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cheshire East Council: "Cheshire East Council Market Consultation for Municipal Waste Processing Decarbonisation". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cheshire East Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-east-council-ons-e06000049)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting, Environmental services, Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment, Lifting and handling equipment and parts, Operation of a refuse site (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKD62
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044430`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cheshire-east-council-market-consultation-for-municipal-waste-processing-decarbonisation-ocds-h6vhtk-044430#tl-md)

## Description
Cheshire East Council (the "Authority”) intends to enter a procurement for the installation of a fixed industrial shredder with supporting equipment to decarbonise and increase the efficiency of its municipal waste processing facility at the Environmental Hub Middlewich.
This prior information notice is published to advertise a market engagement exercise being conducted by the Authority in respect of the project. The Authority wishes to engage with the market to better inform the Authority’s understanding of the possible solutions to decarbonise waste processing.
This market engagement exercise includes the completion of a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire and optional site visits to the Environmental Hub, Middlewich, which will be held on an agreed date between the 11th and 25th March 2024 with suppliers who engage with this process.
Organisations responding to this market engagement exercise (“Respondents”) who would wish to participate in site visits in advance of completion of the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire must contact Sebastien.delorme@cheshireeast.gov.uk to arrange. Clarification questions should be submitted through the Chest and the Authority will then respond using this platform. Please note that, if you opt to participate in a site visit, Respondents are required to provide their own transport to sites. Respondents will be required to bring their own personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes steel cap boots, hi-vis & hard hat and may be required to complete a site safety induction.
Further details are contained in this prior information notice at section II.2.4 which outlines the matters on which the Authority is seeking feedback and views from the market.
The Authority is seeking responses to its Soft Market Testing Questionnaire in advance of the deadline of 15th April 2024. Responses should be submitted through www.the-chest.org.uk
Participation in this market engagement exercise is not a requirement for participation in any future procurement process undertaken by the Authority, nor is it intended that any responses received to the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire have the effect of distorting future competition or violating the principles of non-discrimination and transparency.
All clarification questions should be directed through www.the-chest.org.uk as individual queries cannot be answered outside of this process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 42400000, 51100000, 90500000, 90510000, 90530000, 90700000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The council has committed to be Carbon Neutral for it’s own operations. Municipal waste processing at the Environmental Hub in Middlewich has been identified has an opportunity to reduce the council’s carbon emissions.
The council is seeking a turnke...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006479-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-29T10:29:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:01:43.361Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044430