Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Miss Lauren Leigh Bradford
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ - South East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SC240096 - Textiles and Shoes Processing Services
Reference number
DN730653
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55900000 - Retail trade services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Kent County Council (the Authority) wishes to engage with suppliers regarding capacity in the market to provide future collection and processing services for Textiles and Shoes across all 19 Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRCs) across Kent.
A new contract is required to be in place for commencement on 18th December 2024 to ensure service continuity, whereby KCC take title of all material to meet the statutory obligations of the Waste Disposal Authority.
The Concessions Contract will involve the collection, sorting, storage, transporting, processing, recycling reuse, recovery and resale of all Textiles obtained from all 19 of KCC’s HWRCs.
Organisations which ‘Register an interest’ in this opportunity will be invited to complete a ‘Market Engagement Questionnaire’, which will be immediately accessible via the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/).
Responses to this questionnaire will be used to inform the Authority’s strategy for commissioning these services; the Authority may contact organisations directly to discuss/clarify their response to this questionnaire where necessary.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Kent County Council (the Authority) wishes to engage with suppliers regarding capacity in the market to provide future collection and processing services for Textiles and Shoes across all 19 Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRCs) across Kent.
A new contract is required to be in place for commencement on 18th December 2024 to ensure service continuity, whereby KCC take title of all material to meet the statutory obligations of the Waste Disposal Authority.
The Concessions Contract will involve the collection, sorting, storage, transporting, processing, recycling reuse, recovery and resale of all Textiles obtained from all 19 of KCC’s HWRCs.
Organisations which ‘Register an interest’ in this opportunity will be invited to complete a ‘Market Engagement Questionnaire’, which will be immediately accessible via the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/).
Responses to this questionnaire will be used to inform the Authority’s strategy for commissioning these services; the Authority may contact organisations directly to discuss/clarify their response to this questionnaire where necessary.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 July 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No