Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c70-ea94-728f-816a-3d8fbc1ee0d9/waste-procurement-soft-market-testing pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Waste Procurement Soft Market Testing [Birmingham City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/birmingham-city-council) Incumbent usually keeps it Estimated value Not stated Published 2 Mar 2021 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender In October 2017 and again in January 2019 Birmingham City Council carried out soft market testing exercises with the waste market to ensure that the implementation of our proposed procurement strategy would deliver robust competition and achieve value for money outcomes for the Council. Following these earlier exercises the Council has developed its future procurement strategy and is currently undertaking a range of procurement packages in support of the strategy agreed by the Councils Cabinet committee on the 13th February 2018. This report entitled "Procurement Strategy for Waste Management Services in support of the Waste Strategy Framework 2017 -2040" is also publically available and can be found here. Birmingham City Council now invites interested parties to further engage with us so that we may capture the thoughts and views of the waste market about aspects of the Council's Procurement Strategy for: • the processing of a range of recyclable materials and other associated services. To participate in this Market Engagement Exercise, please download the attached document and complete and return as soon as possible and by no later than 15:00 hours (GMT) on 31st March 2021. The Council may wish to discuss each questionnaire directly with the submitting organisation; however: - no statement by any party within the questionnaire will form a part of the subsequent procurement processes - participation within this market engagement exercise does not commit either party to participate in the subsequent procurement processes BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this soft market engagement and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is: [in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc](https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc) Registration and use of In-Tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please either email or call 0121 464 8000. If you are interested in responding, please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's Portal: [in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc](https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/) and submit your details to register as an interested party. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the soft market engagement documentation. Requests to participate must be by way of response to the soft market engagement document no later than 15:00 hours (GMT) on 31st March 2021 using the Supplier Portal. Please note that your response may be uploaded before the closing date and BCC will begin to review responses as they come in. Read full description ## CPV classification Refuse recycling services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/600d1519-5347-463d-a298-83fb0d1048e7) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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