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Soft Market Engagement - Textile Reuse/Recycling Services Collections from House-to-House Properties
Refuse recycling services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: West Northamptonshire Council: "Soft Market Engagement - Textile Reuse/Recycling Services Collections from House-to-House Properties". Published status: planned. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | West Northamptonshire Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Northamptonshire Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published12 Mar 2024, 11:49 GMT | Last source update12 Mar 2024, 11:49 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationRefuse recycling services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0447a4 | ||
What is being bought
The Authority is seeking a contract for the collection from households, transport, sorting/processing, and sale of textiles from across the whole West Northamptonshire Council area.
Market Engagement
We would like, at this stage prior to commencing formal procurement, to seek input from the market as to what the appetite is for undertaking this service and to allow an opportunity to discuss options for the delivery of future provision.
Some of the issues we are seeking input on include:
• contract length
• the state of the market
• charity payments
• mobilisation periods
The Authority intends to hold an open information session for all interested organisations as individual scheduled meetings via Microsoft Teams.
A questionnaire will be issued to all interested organisations prior to the individual meetings and will be discussed with all interested parties in a set format. All discussions will be noted, any commercially sensitive information will be kept confidential.
The meeting sessions with individual interested parties will be held on:
• Monday, 22 April 2024
• Tuesday, 23 April 2024
• Wednesday, 24 April 2024
• Thursday, 25 April 2024
Interested parties will be allocated a time slot of 45 minutes between 10:00 and 14.00, due to this we may have to cap the maximum amount of interested parties, but please be assured this will not impact your ability to participate in the impending tender opportunity.
If you wish to attend one of the meetings, please submit your request by 17:00 on Friday, 12th April 2024 to:
claire.baker@westnorthants.gov.uk
Full details of the slot times and questionnaire will be issued on receipt of your expression of interest.
Slot allocations will be on a first come first serve basis.
The Authority anticipates notifying all interested parties with their slot allocation by Thursday 18 April 2024.
Participation in this process will not impact your ability to engage with the future tender opportunity.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planned
12 Mar 2024, 11:49 GMT - Official notice release published
12 Mar 2024, 11:49 GMT - Buyer information updated
12 Mar 2024, 11:49 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedCurrently only the former South Northamptonshire Council area has an existing arrangement for the collection by a third party. Textiles within the former Northampton Borough Council area can be put out for collection alongside a residents fortnightly dry recycling collection. There are no formal arrangements by the Authority with a third party within the Daventry area for the collection of textiles. Current tonnage rates: South Northants Geographical Area and Households - Current Collection Arrangements: Collected by DB Collections in aid of Air Ambulance. Tonnage (2023): 187.46 t. Northampton Geographical Area and Households - Current Collection Arrangements: Collected by Veolia as part of wider waste/recycling collection contract. Tonnage (2023): 0.5 t. Daventry Geographical Area and Households - Current Collection Arrangements: Not currently collected at the kerbside. Tonnage (2023): Zero The Authority expects this to be a concession based contract and will be confirmed following the soft market engagement prior to the tender publication. No payment will be made by the Authority to the contractor for the services provided and there is to be no income generated for the Authority. It is estimated that the total value of the contract will be below the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (CCR16) threshold.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
12 Mar 2024, 11:49 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
West Northamptonshire Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-106439Documents (0)
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