Notice Information
Notice Title
MBC - Invitation to Tender For the provision of Commercial Waste Services
Notice 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract will be for an initial 2 year term, with the option of two annual extensions thereafter (2 + 1 + 1).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e1fe
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011004-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
34928480 - Waste and rubbish containers and bins
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
90918000 - Bin-cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £70,548 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Feb 2026 - 16 Feb 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Lottie Copping
- Contact Email
- procurement@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01892 554126
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME15 6JQ
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- High Street
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011004-2026
6th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074199-2025
15th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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