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This notice is for pre-market engagement and is not a request for tenders. Stevenage Borough Council plan to invite bidders to tender for the provision of an accessible financial advice service across Stevenage including specialist housing support. Stevenage is a town and borough within the county of Hertfordshire and has a total area of 25.96 km2 (10.02 square miles). The service comprises of three strands of advice and support to ensure that residents can access timely advice and interventions to prevent escalation into homelessness or deeper financial hardship. The three elements of the service are: 1. Core Support Service: This includes initial triage and assessment, to identify support needs, connecting clients to appropriate advice within Stevenage’s Advice Services and/or through referrals to relevant partner agencies across Stevenage. Issues typically include but are not limited to: - Debt and money advice - Welfare benefits - Employment related enquiries - Legal issues relating to financial matters - Housing concerns - Consumer issues - Family and relationship issues, including Domestic Abuse - Immigration advice (to OISC Level 1) 2. Specialist Housing Support (Welfare Benefits Casework): This provides impartial welfare benefits and debt advice casework to support the Council’s housing management function. The service is inclusive and accessible to all Stevenage residents regardless of background or personal circumstances. 3. Preventing Homelessness and Keeping Residents in their Own Homes (Court Help Desk Worker): This includes the provision of free, tailored, and confidential homelessness prevention advice and independent court representation for Stevenage residents helping to keep families and individuals facing eviction in their own homes. The pre-procurement market engagement will comprise:- Submission of the Supplier Questionnaire (please see Appendix A – separate MS Word document) following the instructions in Section 10. The Supplier’s Questionnaire must be received by 12:0 midday on Tuesday 8th July 2025.

Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is engaging with the market for the renewal of its below threshold Concession contract for Collection and Disposal of Recyclable Plastics and Cans. SBC collect source segregated recyclables from residents, namely Plastic and Cans. This concession contract is for the off-take of; (loose loaded) Plastic / Cans, loose, mixed. The material to be recycled that we expect to be paid for includes aluminium cans, steel cans, HDPE coloured, HDPE natural, PET coloured, PET clear plastic - pots, tubs and trays. If you are interested in tendering for this concession opportunity please ensure you complete the questionnaire and return by the deadline on the portal. To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Any questions relating to this request for proposals should be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Stevenage Borough Council in conjunction with East Herts District council are conducting pre procurement market engagement prior to seeking tenders for the provision of weed spraying services across the two councils. The purpose of the Council’s pre-procurement market engagement process is to allow and enable, potentially interested organisations with appropriate expertise and relevant experience to: - o Outline and generate initial views/ideas around the outcomes, scope and the potential procurement strategy (i.e. with no commitment to themselves or the Council). o Engage with the Council to understand its challenges, intentions and desired Outcomes. o Provide informal input to help [shape or refine] the Council’s technical requirements. o Inform the Council of current market developments. o Enable the Council to understand how the Current Requirements could be shaped and satisfied. o Explain potential options available to the Council. This stage of the project allows the Council to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the options available to deliver its outcomes. Furthermore, this process enables organisations to effectively plan for any potential forthcoming procurement. Interested suppliers are invited to express interest and download the PPME documents and submit a questionnaire via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home before 3rd December 2025.

Stevenage Borough Council invite suitable companies that provide Fire Safety Services to attend a market engagement session at Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Stevenage, SG1 1HN, on Monday 25th November. The event will run from 1pm - 2.30pm. The Fire Safety Services contract will provide planned and reactive services. The appointed contractor will be responsible for the provision of planned and reactive Fire Safety Services, including but not limited to Emergency Light Testing, Fire Alarm Servicing, Firefighting Equipment and Sprinkler Systems, this contract also includes the commissioning of Fire Risk Assessments. Members of the Council's Facilities Management team will deliver a short presentation setting out the details of the opportunity, services required and the procurement process. This will be followed by the opportunity for attendees to ask questions. The Council would like to extend this invitation to companies and organisations of all sizes including local SME's. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum annual turnover requirement of £640k for this contract and bidders must be able to demonstrate public sector experience. Should you wish to attend the engagement session, please confirm your attendance via the correspondence function on the portal by 12pm 21st November 2024. Please ensure you include the names and job titles of the attendees (max of 2 attendees per company) and a contact telephone number and email address. Additional information: To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Stevenage Borough Council invite suitable companies that provide Fire Safety Services to attend a market engagement session at Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Stevenage, SG1 1HN, on Monday 25th November. The event will run from 1pm - 2.30pm. The Fire Safety Services contract will provide planned and reactive services. The appointed contractor will be responsible for the provision of planned and reactive Fire Safety Services, including but not limited to Emergency Light Testing, Fire Alarm Servicing, Firefighting Equipment and Sprinkler Systems, this contract also includes the commissioning of Fire Risk Assessments. Members of the Council's Facilities Management team will deliver a short presentation setting out the details of the opportunity, services required and the procurement process. This will be followed by the opportunity for attendees to ask questions. The Council would like to extend this invitation to companies and organisations of all sizes including local SME's. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum annual turnover requirement of £640k for this contract and bidders must be able to demonstrate public sector experience. Should you wish to attend the engagement session, please confirm your attendance via the correspondence function on the portal by 12pm 21st November 2024. Please ensure you include the names and job titles of the attendees (max of 2 attendees per company) and a contact telephone number and email address. Additional information: To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Stevenage Borough Council invite suitable companies that provide Electrical Services to attend a market engagement session at Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Stevenage, SG1 1HN, on Monday 25th November. The event will run from 3pm - 4.30pm. The Electrical Services contract will provide planned and reactive services. The appointed contractor will be responsible for the provision of planned and reactive Electrical services, including but not limited to Fixed Electrical Testing and Inspection, Annual Visual Inspection, Portable Appliance Testing. Members of the Council's Facilities Management team will deliver a short presentation setting out the details of the opportunity, services required and the procurement process. This will be followed by the opportunity for attendees to ask questions. The Council would like to extend this invitation to companies and organisations of all sizes including local SME's. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum annual turnover requirement of £570k for this contract and bidders must be able to demonstrate public sector experience. Should you wish to attend the engagement session, please confirm your attendance via the correspondence function on the portal by 12pm 21st November 2024. Please ensure you include the names and job titles of the attendees (max of 2 attendees per company) and a contact telephone number and email address. Additional information: To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Stevenage Borough Council invite suitable companies that provide Fire Safety Services to attend a market engagement session at Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Stevenage, SG1 1HN, on Monday 25th November. The event will run from 1pm - 2.30pm. The Fire Safety Services contract will provide planned and reactive services. The appointed contractor will be responsible for the provision of planned and reactive Fire Safety Services, including but not limited to Emergency Light Testing, Fire Alarm Servicing, Firefighting Equipment and Sprinkler Systems, this contract also includes the commissioning of Fire Risk Assessments. Members of the Council's Facilities Management team will deliver a short presentation setting out the details of the opportunity, services required and the procurement process. This will be followed by the opportunity for attendees to ask questions. The Council would like to extend this invitation to companies and organisations of all sizes including local SME's. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum annual turnover requirement of £640k for this contract and bidders must be able to demonstrate public sector experience. Should you wish to attend the engagement session, please confirm your attendance via the correspondence function on the portal by 12pm 21st November 2024. Please ensure you include the names and job titles of the attendees (max of 2 attendees per company) and a contact telephone number and email address. Additional information: To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Stevenage Borough Council invite suitable companies that provide Mechanical Services to attend a market engagement session at Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Stevenage, SG1 1HN, on Monday 25th November. The event will run from 10am - 11.30am. The Mechanical Services contract will provide planned and reactive services. The appointed contractor will be responsible for the provision of planned and reactive Mechanical services, including but not limited to Gas Boiler Servicing, Water Hygiene Services including Water Risk Assessments, Air Conditioning Servicing and Duct/Extractor Cleaning. Members of the Council's Facilities Management team will deliver a short presentation setting out the details of the opportunity, services required and the procurement process. This will be followed by the opportunity for attendees to ask questions. The Council would like to extend this invitation to companies and organisations of all sizes including local SME's. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum annual turnover requirement of £1.3m for this contract and bidders must be able to demonstrate public sector experience. Should you wish to attend the engagement session, please confirm your attendance via the correspondence function on the portal by 12pm 21st November 2024. Please ensure you include the names and job titles of the attendees (max of 2 attendees per company) and a contact telephone number and email address. Additional information: To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

This notice is for pre-market engagement and is not a request for tenders Subject to approval of the recently submitted planning application, https://publicaccess.stevenage.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=ST9O2MPHKXU00&activeTab=summary North Hertfordshire College (NHC) is hoping to open a Construction Trades and Motor Vehicle skills delivery centre in Stevenage Town centre to align with Stevenage Borough Council’s ongoing commitment to provide high level educational facilities that support the development of the future workforce. With work planned to commence this Summer, the refurbishment of the 3,600sqm space will provide approximately 400 young people, 130 apprentices and adult learners skills delivery across different construction trades, enabling cross curriculum delivery and collaboration within the heart of Stevenage Town Centre, boosting footfall to local businesses and contributing to local economic growth. The project will be delivered by the Council, with NHC taking up the

This notice is for pre-market engagement and is not a request for tenders. Stevenage Borough Council plans to invite companies to tender for a Soft Facilities Management Contract for the provision of Cleaning and Physical Security Services for its Corporate Estate. The contract will have provision for a range of planned and reactive cleaning services for approximately ten sites. It will also have provision for physical security services at two sites with an ad hoc service requirement. Stevenage is a town and borough within the county of Hertfordshire and has a total area of 25.96 km2 (10.02 square miles). The Council would like to extend this pre-market engagement invitation to companies and organisations of all sizes including local SME’s. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum annual turnover requirement of £800,000 for this contract and bidders must be able to demonstrate public sector experience.

This notice is a pre market engagement exercise and not a call of tenders. To provide an Aquatic Adventure facility and ancillary pay and play activities for example pedaloes, stand up paddle boards etc for the 2025 season for 4 years. The operator must be accredited and have personnel with at least five years experience with providing such a facility in a similar environment. The bidder must invest in all the equipment required to operate the facility including an inflatable unit which needs to be compliant with ISO 25649-1:2017 Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water or subsequent replacement ISO/FDIS 25649-1 Bidders must provide further investment into required infrastructure e.g. changing rooms, showers, toilets lockers, pontoon lake weights and customer equipment, buoyancy aids, wet suits etc. Accreditations are required for the facility and operation itself together with RLSS trained lifeguards. For more details on the specification requirements refer to document 2.3 in the specification. Bidders are required to meet all of the further requirements in 2.2. This is a concession contract which will need to be fully operational for the 2025 season. The concession will be based on a percentage of gross turnover of the concession contract. The contract will be aligned to the specification documents and lease for the property. Pre market engagement process To test the market and understand if operators can meet the requirements of the specification and the set up date for the 2025 season. If an operator can meet the criteria a direct award may be given or if more than one operator meets the criteria there will be a mini competition over a 2 week period. Clarification/question deadline 30 April , submission 7 May. Operators are to submit the questionnaire by the submission deadline Documents and further details are available on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home