Contract

Dry Mixed Recyclable Waste Processing Services

  • Kent County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-030451

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05441b

Published 6 June 2025, 9:51am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Kent County Council

Sessions House, County Road

MAIDSTONE

ME141XQ

Contact

Molly Roast

Email

molly.roast@kent.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7969722987

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ45 - Mid Kent

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.kent.gov.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

Dry Mixed Recyclable Waste Processing Services

Reference number

SC21058

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Service Provider must have an operational Facility for Authority Designated Vehicles to deliver Dry Mixed Recycling for sorting into material streams. The Facility must have a valid and appropriate planning permission, environmental and other relevant permits including the relevant technical competencies for the type and amount of waste to be handled under this Contract and otherwise all permissions and certification required for the performance of this Contract. The Provider must adhere to all current UK and EU legislation including but not restricted to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Health & Safety Act 1974.

The Service Provider will accept and process as a minimum the following materials:

(a) Plastic bottles: milk, soft drinks, juice drinks, hair care/baby products, laundry products, automotive products, cooking oil, household cleaning products and beverage bottles as well as other plastics: yoghurt pots, plastic tubs, fruit and vegetable punts, plastic meat/ready meal trays; and

(b) Drink cans, food cans, pet food cans, foil pet food trays/containers, kitchen foil, single use aluminium oven trays, ready meal/take away containers, coffee/tea tins, aluminium party platters, biscuit/sweet tins, aerosol cans, metal jar lids; and

(c) Wine bottles, beer bottles, jam/condiment jars, sauce jars.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £5,000,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ4 - Kent

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Service Provider must have an operational Facility for Authority Designated Vehicles to deliver Dry Mixed Recycling for sorting into material streams. The Facility must have a valid and appropriate planning permission, environmental and other relevant permits including the relevant technical competencies for the type and amount of waste to be handled under this Contract and otherwise all permissions and certification required for the performance of this Contract. The Provider must adhere to all current UK and EU legislation including but not restricted to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Health & Safety Act 1974.

The Service Provider will accept and process as a minimum the following materials:

(a) Plastic bottles: milk, soft drinks, juice drinks, hair care/baby products, laundry products, automotive products, cooking oil, household cleaning products and beverage bottles as well as other plastics: yoghurt pots, plastic tubs, fruit and vegetable punts, plastic meat/ready meal trays; and

(b) Drink cans, food cans, pet food cans, foil pet food trays/containers, kitchen foil, single use aluminium oven trays, ready meal/take away containers, coffee/tea tins, aluminium party platters, biscuit/sweet tins, aerosol cans, metal jar lids; and

(c) Wine bottles, beer bottles, jam/condiment jars, sauce jars.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This Contract was awarded via the ESPO framework, agreement reference 379_21.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 October 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Veolia ES (UK) Ltd

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ4 - Kent
Companies House

02481991

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £4,100,000

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £5,000,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This Contract was awarded via the ESPO framework, agreement reference 379_21.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Kent County Council

Kent

Country

United Kingdom