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Published 11 Sept 2024, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Waste Management Services Y24012

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement6 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£950,000,000total for 6 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 21 Oct 2024awarded 16 Jun 2025
Lots 6see the lot list below

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Framework 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 lot

Every 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

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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)

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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)

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “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)
Clinical-waste collection servicesClinical-waste disposal servicesEnvironmental servicesHousehold-refuse collection servicesHousehold-refuse disposal servicesLeather, textile, rubber and plastic wasteNon-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal servicesOperation of a refuse sitePaper collecting servicesRadioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
+13 moreRecords managementRefuse and waste related services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0499e4 Find 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
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    21 Oct 2024, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Oct 2024, 14:15 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 116 from SMEs · busiest of 6 lots
Contracts signed 6latest 16 Jun 2025

6 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

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · General Waste and Recycling11bids · 11 electronic6—£1 – £200,000,000
2 · Clinical Waste Services10bids · 10 electronic6—£1 – £75,000,000
3 · Confidential and High Security Waste11bids · 11 electronic6—£1 – £100,000,000
4 · Textile Waste Recycling8bids · 8 electronic4—£1 – £50,000,000
5 · Hazardous Waste, Chemical and Radioactive (non-clinical)9bids · 9 electronic5—£1 – £125,000,000
6 · Waste Disposal Authority (WDA) Household and Commercial Waste Processing Services6bids · 6 electronic2—£1 – £200,000,000
Whole notice———£1 – £950,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Kent County Council (T/A Procurement Services)

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, UK, ME19 4YTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Commercial ServicesMediation body West MallingContact email, phone
  • Commercial Services Kent LimitedReview body West MallingContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

12 commercial parties on the notice
Show 2 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.