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HCC March 26 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Forklift Trucks
Forklift trucks
Industrial machinery
Lifting and handling equipment
+2 more
Published value
£750,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Hertfordshire County Council: "HCC March 26 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Forklift Trucks". Published status: planning. Published value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Hertfordshire County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £750,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Hertfordshire County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Hertfordshire County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4.2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITEDTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 95 active published awards; 40 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | 1 win | £690,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHertfordshire County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT | Last source update5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationForklift trucks, Industrial machinery, Lifting and handling equipment, Works trucks, Works trucks fitted with handling equipment | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0662dc | ||
What is being bought
Herts FullStop (HFS) are a part of Hertfordshire County Council that provides Goods and Services primarily to educational establishments and other non‑profit organisations across the UK.
HFS is looking to procure two Forklift Trucks (herein after referred to as “Goods”) and is seeking a suitably qualified Contractor to supply the Goods and any related Services under any Agreement resulting from any future tendering exercise. These forklifts will be used to move Goods in the Herts Fullstop warehouse.
As part of the above, HFS is looking for services in relation to placement of sensors placed inside the HFS warehouse situated at Mundell’s Welwyn Garden City, as part of a guidance system and “fencing” for the 2 new forklifts.
HFS is also looking for services relating to the disposal of 3 existing forklift trucks.
Finally, HFS are also looking for ongoing Maintenance & Servicing for the 2 new forklifts. Further details
can be found in the PME document.
The Council is carrying out PME in relation to this project. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s options, requirements 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 PME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process.
For further information, please see the PME Document and Questionnaire.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £750,000
5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT - Status changed to planning
5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT - Official notice release published
5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT - Buyer information updated
5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT - Procedure published
5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT - engagement
16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT · scheduledTo access the PME documentation please visit the Council’s e-tendering system Supply Hertfordshire, run by In-Tend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire and follow the on-screen guidance. To participate in this PME, organisations must return their completed Supplier Questionnaire (Appendix A of the PME Document), together with any supporting documents, through the Correspondence area of the project on Supply Hertfordshire by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on Monday 16th March 2026, as per the PME documentation and e-tendering system. Supplier Questionnaires received after the deadline may not be reviewed at the Council’s sole discretion. The Council has given the option for organisations to attend an in person walk round of the Mundell’s site will begin week commencing Monday 23rd March; this will take place at Herts Fullstop, Mundell’s, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1FT. Please note that attendance requests for the Mundell’s site walk (which should be no more than 2 representatives from each organisation) must be received by 12 Noon on Monday 16th March 2026. Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire. If you are experiencing problems with the Supply Hertfordshire website, In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00. Participation in the PME will be at each organisation’s own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Hertfordshire County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWJT-5264-WYMYDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |