Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Miss Lauren Bradford
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ - South East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
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
DN737727
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Kent County Council (KCC) is looking to procure a Concessions Contract for the collection and processing of waste Textiles and Shoes from its 19 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across Kent, amounting to approximately 1,512 tonnes per annum.
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 initial contract term shall be 5 years, with an option to extend for a period of up to 2 years.
The Services provided under this concessions contract involve the collection, sorting, storage, transporting, processing, recycling, reuse, recovery and resale of all Textiles and Shoes obtained from the network of Kent’s HWRCs. The textiles collected from the HWRC sites should be either recycled or reused in accordance with KCC's expectations, planning, and permitting, whilst guaranteeing the best income possible for the taxpayer.
Please visit the Kent Business Portal for more information and to submit your Tender:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Reference - DN737727
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £650,000
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 (KCC) is looking to procure a Concessions Contract for the collection and processing of waste Textiles and Shoes from its 19 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across Kent, amounting to approximately 1,512 tonnes per annum.
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 initial contract term shall be 5 years, with an option to extend for a period of up to 2 years.
The Services provided under this concessions contract involve the collection, sorting, storage, transporting, processing, recycling, reuse, recovery and resale of all Textiles and Shoes obtained from the network of Kent’s HWRCs. The textiles collected from the HWRC sites should be either recycled or reused in accordance with KCC's expectations, planning, and permitting, whilst guaranteeing the best income possible for the taxpayer.
Please visit the Kent Business Portal for more information and to submit your Tender:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Reference - DN737727
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £650,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 December 2024
End date
17 December 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Option to extend for a further 2 years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
9 September 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
12 August 2024
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council
Maidstone
Country
United Kingdom