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# Joint Waste Collection and Cleansing Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/joint-waste-collection-and-cleansing-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-02fb92). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ashford Borough Council: "Joint Waste Collection and Cleansing Contract". Published status: active. Published Value: £112,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ashford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ashford-borough-council-ons-e07000105)
- **Published Value:** £112,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Clinical-waste collection services, Motor vehicles, Refuse and waste related services, Refuse collection services, Refuse recycling services (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02fb92`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/joint-waste-collection-and-cleansing-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-02fb92#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/joint-waste-collection-and-cleansing-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-02fb92#participate

## Description
Ashford Borough Council, Swale Borough Council and Maidstone Borough Council are working
together to provide common efficient and effective waste collection and recycling services and
street cleansing services from October 2023. The contract will include the following services;
Household Residual waste collection
Household Food waste collection
Household Dry Recycling Collection
Household Garden Waste Collection
Bulky Waste Collection
Clinical Waste Collection
For Ashford Borough Council and Swale Borough Council the contract will also include the
following;
Street Cleansing Services including High Speed Roads
Given the current Government consultation on waste policy, the nature and scope of the services may change by the time the contract is awarded and subsequently. The partner authorities are also interested in exploring opportunities for reducing the carbon footprint of the service and reducing costs through vehicle financing.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34100000, 34114000, 90511000, 90514000, 90524100, 90611000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £112,000,000
- **Description:** Ashford Borough Council, Swale Borough Council and Maidstone Borough Council are working
together to provide common efficient and effective waste collection and recycling services and
street cleansing services from October 2023. The contract will inc...
- **Contract Period:** 21/10/2023 to 21/10/2031

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006395-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-09T08:55:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T17:49:37.138Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02fb92