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# Mystery Shopping at Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC's)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mystery-shopping-at-household-waste-recycling-centre-hwrc-s-ocds-h6vhtk-0604b6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "Mystery Shopping at Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC's)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £160,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** £160,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Customer survey services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £160,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mystery-shopping-at-household-waste-recycling-centre-hwrc-s-ocds-h6vhtk-0604b6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0604b6`

## 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/mystery-shopping-at-household-waste-recycling-centre-hwrc-s-ocds-h6vhtk-0604b6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mystery-shopping-at-household-waste-recycling-centre-hwrc-s-ocds-h6vhtk-0604b6#participate

## Description
KCC has the statutory responsibility to provide a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) service to residents, of which we currently have 19 in Kent. The HWRCs are for the disposal of household waste and accept a wide range of materials. Trade waste is accepted at a number of sites. 
Mystery shopping has proven to be an effective tool for independently assessing the quality of service delivery, identifying areas for improvement, identifying health and safety issues, informing staff training, operational decisions and maintaining site cleanliness at each of the HWRC’s.
KCC requires a contract for Mystery Shopping at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) for a period of 36 months from May 2026 to April 2029 , with the option of an additional 12 month extension if required.
The supplier must have the following as a minimum: 
•Capacity – the supplier must have the capacity to undertake four monthly visits to each of the 19 sites across Kent. 
•Personnel – the supplier must have sufficient personnel resources to ensure the Mystery Shopper are not recognised by HWRC staff. 
•Data Storage – the suppliers must have the ability to store the data it collects. 
•Monthly Reporting – the supplier must have the ability to provide monthly reporting to the Council on the results of its surveys.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79342310
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £160,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 30/04/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Mystery Shoppers Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-178208`
  - Value: £160,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £160,000
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002695-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-24T08:47:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T07:23:23.784Z
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