HCC 07/26 Pre-Market Engagement for Hertfordshire Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service

Hertfordshire County Council (The ‘Council’) is carrying out PME in relation to the provision of a Hertfordshire drug and alcohol recovery service. 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. Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any provider at an advantage in a potential procurement process.

Participation in the PME will be at each organisations own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council.

To access the PME documentation please visit the Council’s e-tendering system Supply Hertfordshire, run by Intend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire and follow the on-screen guidance. To participate in this PME, organisations must return their completed Supplier Questionnaire (Appendix A of the PME Document), together with any supporting documents, through the Correspondence area of this project by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on 14 August 2026.

Supplier Questionnaires received after the deadline may not be reviewed at the Council’s sole discretion. Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system.

In addition, there is an option for organisations to attend a Supplier Briefing and Question and Answer session on Thursday 3rd September 2026 this will take place via a MS Teams meeting. Please note that attendance requests for the briefing must be received by Friday 28th August 2026 by email simon.fraser2@ hertfordshire.gov.uk and the invitation link will be sent to you.