This is to inform the market that Derbyshire Dales District Council (the Council) is planning to undertake a procurement exercise to procure a contract for the operation and maintenance of access control and payment systems at the Councils public conveniences and is conducting a preliminary market engagement (PME) process to allow and enable, potentially interested organisations with appropriate expertise and relevant experience to:- • Outline and generate initial views/ideas around the outcomes, scope of the brief (i.e. with no commitment to themselves or the Council). • Engage with the Council to understand its challenges, intentions and desired outcomes. • Provide informal input to help shape the Council's technical requirements. • Inform the Council of current market developments. • Enable the Council to understand how the current requirements could be shaped and delivered. • Explain potential technologies / solutions available to the Council.

The preliminary market engagement questionnaire is available on the Councils e-procurement system, the link is provided below.