Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
Contact person: Miss Bethany Gray
E-mail: wasteservice.procurement@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://forms.office.com/e/yGhUdmWdHF
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
MARKET TESTING - Re-Use at Essex County Council
Reference number: DN749667
II.1.2) Main CPV code
44400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council (the Authority) is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essex County Council (the Authority) are seeking to engage with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) market in relation to the use of Re-Use items collected across the Authority's waste service.
The Authority wishes to invite interested Suppliers to complete the market engagement questionnaire which can be found at the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/yGhUdmWdHF
The closing date for this questionnaire is 12pm (midday) on Tuesday 12th November 2024.
It is important to note that this PIN is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should also be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire
This PIN is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in any future tendering process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who participate.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
31/05/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/10/2024