Soft Market Test - Weed Treatment Services

{
  "id": "027086-2023",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2023-09-13T12:55:49+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-03fc62",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-1411",
    "name": "Leicestershire County Council"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "DN689154",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "title": "Routine weed treatment – North Leicestershire",
        "value": {
          "amount": 250000,
          "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "status": "planned",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "Initial period of 36 months, plus 2 x 12-month optional extensions."
        },
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "description": "•\tRoutine weed treatment of A, B, C, and unclassified roads, footways, and jitties in specified\nlocations throughout North Leicestershire."
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "title": "Routine weed treatment – South Leicestershire and Leicestershire High Speed Roads",
        "value": {
          "amount": 300000,
          "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "status": "planned",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "Initial period of 36 months, plus 2 x 12-month optional extensions."
        },
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "description": "•\tRoutine weed treatment of A, B, C, and unclassified roads, footways, and jitties in specified locations throughout South Leicestershire.\n•\tRoutine weed treatment of high-speed roads in specified locations throughout North and South Leicestershire (Leicestershire County Council to provide traffic management and any associated permits required)."
      },
      {
        "id": "3",
        "title": "Targeted invasive and noxious weed treatment – Leicestershire",
        "value": {
          "amount": 100000,
          "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "status": "planned",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "Initial period of 36 months, plus 2 x 12-month optional extensions."
        },
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "description": "•\tTargeted invasive and noxious weed treatment throughout Leicestershire."
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKF22"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "77312100",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Weed-killing services"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "relatedLot": "2",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKF22"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "77312100",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Weed-killing services"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "3",
        "relatedLot": "3",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKF22"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "77312100",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Weed-killing services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "Soft Market Test - Weed Treatment Services",
    "value": {
      "amount": 650000,
      "currency": "GBP"
    },
    "status": "planned",
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "description": "Leicestershire County Council are currently preparing to issue further competitions for Weed Treatment Services, via a suitable DPS, split into Lot 1: Routine weed treatment – North Leicestershire, Lot 2: Routine weed treatment – South Leicestershire and Leicestershire High Speed Roads, Lot 3 – Targeted invasive and noxious weed treatment – Leicestershire, with the further competitions anticipated to commence on 20th October 2023. This is to replace the Weed Treatment Services_2021 (currently in place). The Council is looking to appoint suitably experienced contractor(s) to provide weed treatment services throughout Leicestershire, with areas of treatment to be within the highway, footways, and jitties, commencing with the 2024 season, and invite interested organisations to register an interest and to possibly discuss the requirements further.\nPlease note that this is not a call for competition, and any information given above is not guaranteed within any subsequent procurement, only indicative of our potential requirements.\nAny future procurement will be subject to a separate advertisement.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2023-10-20T00:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "classification": {
      "id": "77312100",
      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "Weed-killing services"
    },
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-1411",
      "name": "Leicestershire County Council",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKF22",
        "locality": "Leicester",
        "postalCode": "LE3 8RA",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html",
        "buyerProfile": "https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "REGIONAL_AUTHORITY",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Regional or local authority"
          },
          {
            "id": "01",
            "scheme": "COFOG",
            "description": "General public services"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Leicestershire County Council"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Mr Steven Davidson",
        "email": "steven.davidson@leics.gov.uk",
        "telephone": "+44 0"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "description": "Market Engagement\nIn addition to registering an interest in this procurement, Leicestershire County Council would like to invite interested organisations to propose solutions that might offer reduction in the use of glyphosate, integrated weed management, latest technology, added value, efficiencies, carbon reduction, or similar, by written submission via https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html by 12th October 2023.\nWithout commitment or preference, we may then invite interested parties to join us for a meeting (either online or face-to-face), to discuss our requirements and any interesting proposals further. We may do this to shape our requirement however any tender opportunity that follows will be undertaken by a separate exercise.\nAny costs incurred by participating in this exercise will be borne by the participating organisations.\nPlease note that this is not a call for competition, and any information given above is not guaranteed within any subsequent procurement, only indicative of our potential requirements.\nAny future procurement will be subject to a separate advertisement.",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}