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Pre-market Engagement for the provision of Waste Service Technologies.

Denbighshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Denbighshire County Council (The Authority) are looking to engage with the market in relation to a comprehensive digital solution/s to support and enhance its waste management operations. The Authority is looking for solutions to include Customer Interaction, Operations Management, Route Optimisation and In-Cab Technologies. Aims of Engagement The purpose is to: - Understand supplier capabilities and solutions available in the market - Identify opportunities for innovation and best practice - Understand the customer interaction options available to the Authority, allowing for robust and comprehensive bilingual (Welsh and English) self-service Understand the market’s ability to integrate with existing systems, particularly CRM. - Test assumptions on costs, timescales, and implementation approaches. - Explore data migration options High Level Requirements for Route Optimisation Software. The Authority requires Route Optimisation Software which allows the Authority to: - Minimise travel time and fuel consumption across collection routes - Maximise vehicle utilisation and crew productivity - Adapt to real-time changes such as traffic, missed bins, or service requests - Ensure compliance with service schedules and environmental targets - Provide actionable insights for planning and continuous improvement - Easily update routes to allow for new addresses. The route optimisation software will provide for optimisation of Waste collection routes, Winter Maintenance (gritting) routes, Street Cleansing. The authority is interested in exploring route optimisation solutions that can be expanded into other teams, for example, Passenger Transport. The route optimisation software should also have: - The ability to export routes for loading into the Authority’s Waste Management solution - Import/export capabilities with GIS and the Authority’s Local Land and Property Gazetteer High Level Requirements for In-Cab Technologies. The Authority requires In-Cab technologies to allow the authority to equip waste collection vehicles with integrated in-cab technologies that support real-time communication, route execution, service verification, and health & safety compliance. The solution should have: - A Touchscreen Display Unit which should be Rugged, weather-resistant and interface suitable for vehicle environments, have Real-time route guidance and job list display and interactive map with GPS tracking and bin location overlays - An end-to-end digital customer enquiry process with tasks being received, verified and pushed out to crews to be resolved in real time. - the ability to allocate work and monitor performance against allocations. - An improved customer experience and Performance Indicators (PI) utilised to monitor and continually improve the service. - Increased business intelligence – using data to drive efficiencies and service improvements on a continual basis and provide real data for reporting. The Authority is interested in exploring solutions that support a deployment model whereby all in-cab devices are supplied, owned, and managed directly by the Authority. High Level Requirements for Operations Management. - Comprehensive reporting suite, including dashboards and the ability for the Council to report on any data in the solution - Automated Back-Office Operations - Secure and robust infrastructure supporting GDPR requirements - Subscription management e.g. AHP service and garden waste

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac14
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
12 Jan 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 May 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 May 2035, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Id
48000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package and information systems

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063907-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
9 Oct 2025, 16:53

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
28 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
We are seeking to understand what is currently available in the market in relation to the above requirements. We are inviting suppliers to provide a breakdown of the key features and functions their system provides. We also intend to invite suppliers to provide system demos, ideally over MS Teams. We are seeking a fully functional, out of the box solution/s that require minimal configuration to meet our operational needs and deliver an excellent customer experience. We are not looking for a development partner. We are interested in suppliers who have a proven track record. We do not guarantee that this exercise will result in a procurement exercise. If your organisation can provide a solution that meets the requirements of this notice, please email procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk with a brief overview of your solution no later than 12 noon on 23rd October 2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTPG-8659-JMCD
Name
Denbighshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL13
Country
GB
Locality
Ruthin
Postal Code
LL15 1YN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wynnstay Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PTPG-8659-JMCD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Lisa Rainford

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ruthin · UKL13 · LL15 1YN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL13 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05ac14-2025-10-09T16:53:10+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·