Official UK procurement notice
Waste Management Services Y24012
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework Agreement for Waste Management Services.
LOT 1– General Waste and Recycling
LOT 2 –Clinical Waste Services
LOT 3 – Confidential and High Security Waste
LOT 4 – Textile Waste Recycling
LOT 5 – Hazardous Waste, Chemical and Radioactive (non-clinical)
LOT 6 – Waste Disposal Authority (WDA) Household and Commercial Waste Processing Services
An additional Lot, LOT 7 – Total Waste Management Service, will be added that will include Suppliers who have been awarded on all Lots from 1 to 5. This will allow the procuring parties to access Suppliers who offer the full range of services as stated in Lots 1 to 5. This is not a scoring element as submissions will have already been scored as part of Lot 1 to 5 evaluation. The value of this Lot 7 is estimated at a value of £200m.
CPV: Clinical-waste collection services · Clinical-waste disposal services · Environmental services · Household-refuse collection services · Household-refuse disposal services · Leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Operation of a refuse site · Paper collecting services · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Records management · Refuse and waste related services · +11 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 11 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 11 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £200,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1General Waste and RecyclingAwardedceiling above
Suppliers can provide directly or indirectly via Sub-Contractors but must be able to
provide all Services listed below.
General waste is material that cannot be recycled. It includes materials such as non-recyclable plastics, polythene,
some packaging and kitchen scraps. Awarded Suppliers are expected to find alternatives to landfill sites which can
ensure that value, usually in the form of energy, is recovered from it.
Tenderers must have the capability to provide a wide range of general waste and recycling Services, both scheduled
and/or ad-hoc for schools and the wider public sector including, but not limited to:
•Collection, disposal and treatment of
oBin bag/sacks
oWheelie bins (various sizes, collection and delivery)
•Skips Front End Loading (FEL) and Rear End Loading (REL)
•Roll-on-roll-off containers
•Kerb-side collection
•Fly tipping removal
The type of general waste awarded Suppliers will need to be able to collect and dispose of includes, but is not limited
to:
•Bulk non-hazardous waste
•Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)
•Food waste
•General waste
•Glass recycling
•Green waste
•Metal waste
•Other single stream recycling
•WEEE waste
•Wood waste
Lot #2Clinical Waste ServicesAwardedPublished value£75,000,000
Suppliers can provide directly or indirectly via Sub-Contractors but must be able to
provide all Services listed below.
This LOT is for the collection, disposal and treatment of a range of clinical related waste materials, including but not
limited to:
•Chemicals
•Hazardous waste
•Infectious waste
•Offensive waste
•Pharmaceutical waste
•Reuseable sharps bins
•Single use sharps bins
•Washroom (eg municipal offensive waste)
Lot #3Confidential and High Security WasteAwardedPublished value£100,000,000
Suppliers must be able to provide one or more of the Services listed below.
Please ensure you complete the table within Annex D – Tenderers Response LOT 3
Confidential waste is any waste that contains or shows personal information and it can be in a variety of form factors.
Suppliers awarded onto this LOT are expected provide a range of Services, including but not limited to:
•Cargo and freight disposal
•High security shredding
•On site disposal/shredding
•One off/ad-hoc collections
•Product shredding
•Provision and collection of confidential waste bins
•Scheduled collections
The type of confidential waste awarded Suppliers will need to be able to securely dispose of includes, but is not
limited to:
•Illegal and counterfeit goods
•Paper based materials such as address book of contact details, bank information, obsolete invoices or quotations
•Unclaimed or abandoned goods
•Used/obsolete uniforms and company identification badges, passes or documents.
Lot #4Textile Waste RecyclingAwardedPublished value£50,000,000
Suppliers can provide directly or indirectly via Sub-Contractors but must be able to
provide all Services listed below.
This LOT is for the collection and recycling of all forms of textile waste, including but not limited to:
•Bedding
•Clothing
•Footwear including trainers, sandals, boots and shoes made from fabric or textile materials
•Other textiles made from natural or artificial materials
•Soft furnishings (e.g. curtains and cushions)
Lot #5Hazardous Waste, Chemical and Radioactive (non-clinical)AwardedPublished value£125,000,000
Suppliers must be able to provide one or more of the Services listed below.
Please ensure you complete the table within Annex D – Tenderers Response LOT 5
This LOT is for the collection, disposal and treatment of a range of hazardous waste materials, including but not
limited to:
•Batteries (e.g. lead, acid, NI-Cd and mercury)
•Chemicals such as brake fluid/print toner
•Electrical equipment with potentially hazardous components
•Oils (except edible ones), such as car oil
•Pesticides
•Radioactive waste collection
•Solvents
You must ensure every load of hazardous waste you receive or pass to others is covered by a HWCN. Asbestos
waste from a domestic premise requires that the homeowner receives a HWCN.
Hazardous waste notes ensure that there is a clear audit trail from when the waste is produced until it is disposed of.
You must keep copies of all your waste transfer notes (including HWCNs) for a least three years and must be able to
produce them on demand.
We require Suppliers to provide Customers with hazardous, chemical and radioactive waste Services ensuring all
waste is disposed of according to Government Legislation.
Tenderers must have the capability to provide a wide range of hazardous, chemical and radioactive waste Services,
both scheduled and/or ad-hoc for schools and the wider public sector.
Lot #6Waste Disposal Authority (WDA) Household and Commercial Waste Processing ServicesAwardedceiling above
LOT 6a – Collection and processing of HWRC and transfer station waste
To include, but not be limited to
•All waste streams such as commercial and household
•The delivery of waste to third party waste processors
LOT 6b – Processing of household and commercial waste delivered to the Supplier's waste processing facility
Suppliers are to make available if required either directly or indirectly via Sub-Contractors all equipment and resources
to enable a full waste Service procured under LOT 6a/6b to be provided. Equipment and resources may include, but
not be limited to receptacles plant, balers, containers, compactors, and operators. All equipment provided must be
deemed suitable to the task required and the location of the Service. Operators must be trained and qualified to meet
the Service procured.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- “Waste Management Services Y24012” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Sept 2024, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
Y24012- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033505- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0499e4Find a Tender
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=960103722 GO Reference: GO-2025618-PRO-31058432
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Oct 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1440 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Oct 2024, 14:15 BST
Timeline
21 Oct 2024 → 18 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Oct 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Oct 2024, 14:15 BST
- Notice published18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025- Status changed to complete18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 033505-2025-1
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 033505-2025-2
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 033505-2025-3
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 033505-2025-4
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 033505-2025-5
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 033505-2025-6
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General Waste and Recycling | 11bids · 11 electronic | 6 | — | £1 – £200,000,000 |
| 2 · Clinical Waste Services | 10bids · 10 electronic | 6 | — | £1 – £75,000,000 |
| 3 · Confidential and High Security Waste | 11bids · 11 electronic | 6 | — | £1 – £100,000,000 |
| 4 · Textile Waste Recycling | 8bids · 8 electronic | 4 | — | £1 – £50,000,000 |
| 5 · Hazardous Waste, Chemical and Radioactive (non-clinical) | 9bids · 9 electronic | 5 | — | £1 – £125,000,000 |
| 6 · Waste Disposal Authority (WDA) Household and Commercial Waste Processing Services | 6bids · 6 electronic | 2 | — | £1 – £200,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £950,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Commercial ServicesMediation body
- Commercial Services Kent LimitedReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
12 commercial parties on the notice- Biffa Waste Services LtdFramework contractor
- Bywaters (Leyton) LimitedFramework contractor
- Countrystyle Recycling LtdFramework contractor
- Go Green LtdFramework contractor
- Medisort LimitedFramework contractor
- N&P Crayford MRF LtdFramework contractor
- Recorra LtdFramework contractor
- Restore Datashred LimitedFramework contractor
- Shred Station LtdFramework contractor
- Suez Recycling and Recovery Uk LtdFramework contractor
Show 2 more suppliers
- Veolia ES (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Veolia ES (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.