Published date: 17 February 2021

Last edited date: 18 February 2021

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 12 March 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 44000000

  • Construction work - 45000000

  • Telecommunications services - 64200000

    • Public utilities - 65000000

Location of contract

South West

Procurement reference

CORNWALL001-DN527422-75877437

Published date

17 February 2021

Closing date

12 March 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cornwall Council is conducting a Soft Market Test to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest across the utilities sector for the provision of strategic water, gas and telecoms infrastructure for the proposed Langarth Garden Village near Truro, Cornwall. It is intended that the responses supplied will enable the Council to refine the procurement strategy and to issue an Invitation to Tender (ITT) in April 2021.

If you are interested in this area of service provision and helping with our assessment of the market, please review the supporting information and complete the "Information Required" section at the end of the file entitled Soft-market-test-gas Water and Telecoms Feb 21 v1. This can be found via the supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk website or on the Proactis E-Procurement Portal under project reference DN527422 Soft Market Test for Langarth Garden Village Strategic Utilities.

Should you have any queries relating to this Soft Market Test, please submit them via the Due North system by no later than Friday 5th March, 2021.

For the avoidance of doubt, this Soft Market Test and any subsequent ITT implies no commercial commitment on behalf of the council, nor do any appended documents represents formal tender documents.

In addition it can be confirmed that Participation in this soft market assessment will not prejudice suppliers participating in any future procurement.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Soft Market Test for Langarth Garden Village Strategic Utilities

  • Early engagement
  • Published 17 February 2021, last edited 18 February 2021

About the buyer

Contact name

Simon Mols

Address

Cornwall Council
Level 3, South Wing, NCH, Treyew Rd, Truro,
Truro
TR1 3AY
England

Email

simon.mols@cornwall.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk