Award

MBC - Invitation to Tender For the provision of Commercial Waste Services

  • Maidstone Borough Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-011004

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e1fe (view related notices)

Published 6 February 2026, 2:27pm



Scope

Description

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced company to provide a waste disposal and recycling service for 11 of its operational sites. These locations, in the borough of Maidstone, vary in nature and function, including office buildings, a residential and community venue, a market hall, listed buildings, a cemetery, and a crematorium. Each site presents unique operational requirements, and we are looking for a supplier who can offer flexible, compliant, and sustainable waste management solutions tailored to these varied environments.


Contract 1. MBC - Invitation to Tender For the provision of Commercial Waste Services

Supplier

Contract value

  • £70,548 excluding VAT
  • £84,665.60 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

8 January 2026

Earliest date the contract will be signed

6 February 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 16 February 2026 to 16 February 2028
  • Possible extension to 16 February 2030
  • 4 years, 1 day

Description of possible extension:

with the option of two annual extensions thereafter (2 + 1 + 1).

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 34928480 - Waste and rubbish containers and bins
  • 90918000 - Bin-cleaning services

Contract locations

  • UKJ45 - Mid Kent

Information about tenders

  • 2 tenders received
  • 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Special regime

Concession


Supplier

COUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING LIMITED

  • Companies House: 05103813
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBGX-2154-MVGZ

Ridham Dock Ridham Dock Road

Sittingbourne

ME9 8SR

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ43 - Kent Thames Gateway

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. MBC - Invitation to Tender For the provision of Commercial Waste Services


Contracting authority

Maidstone Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGRT-5366-CGWY

Maidstone House, King Street

Maidstone

ME15 6JQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ45 - Mid Kent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government