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Hertsmere Borough Council

HBC 0926 Provision of Refuse Freighters

Transport EquipmentCPV 34144511
Value£3.0m
Deadline8 Oct 2026
Published8 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 8 Sept 202630 days leftCloses 8 Oct 2026
Who to contact
procurement@hertsmere.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£3.0mtotal contract value
median £102k
this tender£0£3.2m

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The brief

Hertsmere Borough Council is seeking to enter into a contract for the provision of Refuse Freighters of various sizes as detailed in the specification.

It is the authority’s intention to place orders for five during the initial 12 months of the contract.

With at least a further three freighters to ordered in the second year of the contract.

The Contract Period for this Contract is an initial period of three years with the option to extend up to a further two years.

Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be five years.

This procurement is an Open procedure.

Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to ‘express an interest’ and also ‘opt in’ which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

To be considered as a Tenderer you must complete and submit a Tender by the deadline as stated on the e-tendering system Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.

Please ensure that where possible documents are uploaded as a PDF and that file names are succinct.

Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents, and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

The use of Lots has been considered for this procurement, but have not been used, because the council requires all vehicles to be provided by the same supplier.

Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

Please ensure all your CDP information is up to date and you provide the most up to date CDP Share Code as part of your submission prior to the tender deadline.

Share Codes provided after the deadline will not be able to be used and the Council will base the evaluation on the information submitted.

To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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Share Codes provided after the deadline

Share Codes provided after the deadline will not be able to be used and the Council will base the evaluation on the information submitted.

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What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
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Stage
tender · Open
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