Published date: 23 October 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 November 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Refuse disposal and treatment - 90510000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN506519-44494878

Published date

23 October 2020

Closing date

16 November 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

16 January 2021

Contract end date

30 November 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Kent County Council needs to procure a short-term interim concession services contract for the processing of mixed paper and card arising from household waste kerbside collections in East Kent from 16 January 2021 until 30 November 2021. Through its contracts with third-party waste transfer suppliers, the Council will deliver loads of mixed paper and card arising from household waste kerbside collections in East Kent to the supplier's designated material processing facility (or waste transfer station as appropriate). The supplier must have in place: a 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 recovers 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. Please 'Register an Interest' in this opportunity online via the 'Kent Business Portal' to gain automatic access to the Invitation to Tender documentation and further details on the Council's requirements.


About the buyer

Contact name

Hayley Peacock

Address

County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
England

Telephone

+44 3000415566

Email

Hayley.Peacock@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk