Public Realm (Early Engagement)

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council (the "Council") wishes to engage the market regarding its future Public Realm contract, which will appoint one or more suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to provide works and services, for the maintenance and improvement of the publicly maintained highways, public realm and civil infrastructure within the region's road network, parks and housing estates, mainly to cover: • Highways & Public Realm improvements (including capital schemes) • Highways & Public Realm maintenance (including roads and footways) • Highways & Public Realm maintenance and improvements (structures) • Highways winter maintenance (carriageway only) • Street lighting maintenance and improvements • Highways condition surveys (footways and carriageways) • Grounds Maintenance, both soft and hard landscaping and surfaces • Professional services (technical design, policy, and consultancy work) It will be open to bidders to apply for one lot or more than one lot.

The division into lots will be decided following pre-market engagement.

Grounds maintenance will be a separate lot.

Professional services will be subject to a separate framework agreement.

The Council would like to invite suppliers to complete and return the attached Pre-Market Engagement (PME) questionnaire, and to participate in PME discussions to take place via MS Teams in January 2025, at times to be agreed.

If your organisation is interested in taking part in this PME exercise, please return the PME Questionnaire and confirm your interest to procurement@lbhf.gov.uk by no later than the closing time and date of this notice.

The objective of the PME discussions is to get a better understanding of the following, to ensure the proposed route to market is appropriate and will deliver the best possible outcome to the residents of Hammersmith and Fulham.

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Gather market intelligence on the type, location, and capabilities of suppliers in the market.

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Seek feedback from suppliers to inform development of a procurement exercise that will be well received by the market, maximising participation.

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Understand any questions suppliers may have regarding the required scope of works & services and the procurement process.

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Seek information on industry best practice in relation to contracts for similar works and services.

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Breakdown barriers to entry for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).

It is intended that the outcome of the PME will be used to further inform the Council's procurement and contract model, but the Council is under no obligation to any potential Supplier and/or makes no guarantees to any party, resulting from feedback received to this Notice.