PIN - Cheshire East Council Market Consultation for Household Waste Recycling Centre Services

Cheshire East Council (the "Authority”) intends to enter into a procurement process to procure a contract with a single supplier for the provision of its Household Waste Recycling Centre (“HWRC”) management services. The scope of the service is anticipated to include the management, operation and maintenance of the Authority’s HWRCs, the haulage of residual waste received at the HWRCs to a specified delivery point and the haulage, treatment and disposal of all other waste received at the HWRCs. Whilst there is no firm commitment at this stage, the Contract may also include the management, operation and maintenance of a mobile HWRC service. This prior information notice is published to advertise a market engagement exercise being conducted by the Authority in respect of the above services. The Authority wishes to engage with the market to better inform the Authority’s understanding of the capabilities and capacities of the proximate waste management sector. This market engagement exercise includes the completion of a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire and optional site visits to the Authority’s HWRC facilities, which will be held between 15th and 16th February 2024. Organisations responding to this market engagement exercise (“Respondents”) who wish to participate in site visits in advance of completion of the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire must register their interest by sending a message to request an appointment via the The Chest e-tendering portal (the “Portal”). The Authority will then respond to confirm availability and timings. The time limit for registering for the site visits is 5:00 pm on 9th February 2024. Please note that, if you opt to participate in site visits, Respondents are required to provide their own transport between sites. Respondents will be required to bring their own personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes boots and hi-vis. 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 12 noon (12:00 pm), on the 29th of February 2024. 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.