Published date: 4 September 2020

This notice was replaced on 4 September 2020

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Awarded contract (published 20 January 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Refuse and waste related services - 90500000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£300,000

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN496718-90754700

Published date

4 September 2020

Closing date

25 September 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2020

Contract end date

31 October 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Kent County Council's Waste Management team is looking to procure a Concessions contract for the collection and processing of waste Textiles and Shoes from every Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) across Kent, amounting to approximately 1956 tonnes per annum.

A new contract is required to be in place for commencement on 1 November 2020 for all 18 HWRCs to ensure service continuity, whereby KCC take title of all material to meet the statutory obligations of the Waste Disposal Authority. The initial contract term shall be 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of up to 12 months each.

The Services provided under this Concessions contract involve the collection, sorting, storage, transporting, processing, recycling reuse, recovery and resale of all Textiles obtained from all 18 of KCC's HWRCs. The textiles collected from the HWRC sites should be either recycled or reused in accordance with KCC's expectations, planning, and permitting, whilst guaranteeing the best income possible for the taxpayer.

Further information regarding this opportunity is contained within the Invitation to Tender documents. Please follow the link to register your interest in this opportunity and gain automatic access to the Invitation to Tender online.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Rhodes

Address

Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom

Email

Rebecca.Rhodes@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk