Official UK procurement notice
MBC - Supplier Engagement For Commercial Waste- Maidstone Borough Council’s Estate
Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaidstone Borough Council (MBC) is inviting interested parties to take part in supplier engagement regarding an upcoming commercial waste collection service. Current arrangements will be out of contract in early 2026 and MBC are looking at the potential of procuring a long-term solution. As such, the Facilities Management & Property Team are keen to engage with potential suppliers, to gather information, explore innovative approaches to support our sustainability aims, and better understand the capabilities available in the market.
This Supplier Engagement activity will prepare MBC for next steps after the end of the current contract, due to expire in February 2026. A seamless transition in service is required to ensure collections continue with no void period.
The responses to these questions should be submitted in writing by 5pm Wednesday 29th October 2025.
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CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport) · Waste and rubbish containers and bins
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Oct 2025, 16:08 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2025, 16:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065682- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cd80Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
15 Oct 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published379 days ago15 Oct 2025, 16:08 BST
- Market engagement364 days ago29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
The responses to these questions should be submitted in writing by 5pm Wednesday 29th October 2025.
- Contract starts255 days ago16 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Oct 2025, 16:08 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender