HCC — 09/18 — Pre-Procurement Market Engagement Document

Descriptions

Hertfordshire County Council (the Council) has the requirement for the provision of a highly professional Toxicology Service. The service provider will be required to analyse tissue and body fluids for the detection of substances, and assist the Coroner in the execution of his duty to investigate sudden unexpected deaths within the county, in accordance with the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. This brief is being used as an outline to engage with the market so the Council can discuss the opportunity with potentially interested organisations. 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:— 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),— engage with the Council to understand its challenges, intentions and desired outcomes,— inform the Council of current market developments,— enable the Council to understand how the Current Requirements could be shaped and delivered,— explain potential options and solutions available to the Council.The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process.