Published date: 23 August 2021
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Awarded contract (published 23 March 2022)
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Contract summary
Industry
Refuse and waste related services - 90500000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
KENT001-DN561996-73449439
Published date
23 August 2021
Closing date
20 September 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 December 2021
Contract end date
30 November 2026
Contract type
Not applicable
Procedure type
Not applicable
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Kent County Council ("KCC") requires a concessions service contract(s) for the processing of mixed paper and card arising from all household waste in Kent for five years from 1 December 2021. Through its contracts with third-party waste transfer providers, KCC will deliver this material to the concessionaire's waste processing facility (or waste transfer station as appropriate).
The concessionaire must have the capability and capacity to receive and process the following volumes of waste material:
• Lot A (West Kent) - at least 15,000 tonnes per annum;
• Lot B (East Kent) - at least 20,000 tonnes per annum; and
• Lot C (All Kent, i.e. Lot A + Lot B) - at least 35,000 tonnes per annum.
The concessionaire will also 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 KCC 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 via the Kent Business Portal to gain automatic access to the Invitation to Tender documentation and further details on KCC's requirements.
About the buyer
Contact name
Hayley Peacock
Address
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
England
Telephone
+44 3000415566
Website
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