Published date: 12 February 2024
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Contract summary
Industry
Refuse and waste related services - 90500000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
KENT001-DN710982-25670062
Published date
12 February 2024
Closing date
13 March 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 June 2024
Contract end date
31 May 2026
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
As a Waste Disposal Authority, Kent County Council has a statutory responsibility to dispose of waste collected by the Waste Collection Authorities, of which includes Street Sweepings ("SS") and Highway Mechanical Arisings ("HMA") collected by a street sweeper vehicle.
KCC requires new supply arrangements for the processing and disposal of SS and HMA, with the new services commencing on 1 June 2024.
The Provider will be required to have in place:
• a waste processing facility with appropriate permitting and planning permissions;
• an electronic weighbridge for the weighing-in of material delivered to their facility to provide the Council with the appropriate management information (including weigh-loader transaction listings);
• policies and procedures that recover materials in accordance with the waste hierarchy to maximise reuse and recycling and to avoid sending any waste to landfill; and
• robust service contingency plans to ensure continuity of services in the event of plant failure, etc.
The overall estimated volume for this contract is circa. 11,000 tonnes per annum.
This contract is split into 'operational lots' based on regional requirements:
Lot 1 - West Kent (circa. 3,550 tonnes per annum)
Lot 2 - Mid Kent (circa. 3,250 tonnes per annum)
Lot 3 - East Kent (circa. 4,200 tonnes per annum)
Tenderers can bid for one or all Lots as well as any combination of Lots.
About the buyer
Contact name
Molly Roast
Address
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
England
Telephone
+44 3000414141
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