UK-Maidstone: Refuse and waste related services.

Scope

Description: The Kent County Council (KCC) wishes to procure a contract to provide recycling and processing services for gas and aerosol waste deposited at all 19 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across the county.

The contract is required to cover the current processing services which involves the collection, sorting, storage, transporting, processing, recycling reuse and recovery of all gas bottles obtained from all 19 KCCs HWRCs.

The total tonnage of gas and aerosol waste processed for the 24/25 financial period was 208.65.

A wide range of gases and aerosols are deposited at the Authority's HWRCs. The most frequently deposited materials during the 2024/2025 period include:

•Aerosols
•Canisters
•Nitrous Oxide
•Hard Case Canisters
•Fire Extinguishers
•Disposable Helium
•MAPP substitutes (propylene, or with propane or isobutane)
•Gas Cylinders

Please note that this list is not exhaustive.

Providers must also be able to return canisters to the appropriate repatriation facilities where required.

The Authority seeks to engage a Provider for this contract capable of processing and disposing of all materials received.

Minimum Requirements

The supplier will be required to have in place:
•A waste processing facility with appropriate permitting and planning permissions.
•Provide the Authority with signage for the cages or containers including branding and hazard signage.
•The ability and capacity to collect as required ad-hoc waste from the Authority and waste collection Authorities within Kent.
•A facility which is able to manage the processing of all gas and aerosols.
•An appropriate method of weighing-in materials collected (preferably an electronic weighbridge) to provide the council with the appropriate management information (including weigh-loader transaction listings); and
•robust service contingency plans to ensure continuity of services in the event of plant failure, etc.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Refuse-and-waste-related-services./8B8QH3F9E3

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/8B8QH3F9E3

Total value (estimated):

GBP 750,000 excluding VAT GBP 900,000 including VAT

Description

Contract dates (estimated)
01/03/2026 to 28/02/2029
CPV Classifications:
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services.

Contract can be extended:
No

Extension Date:


Delivery regions:
UKJ SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)

Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 100

Submission

Enquiry deadline: 05/01/2026 Time: 12:00Tender submission deadline: 21/01/2026 Time: 12:00
Submission address and any special instructions: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
An electronic auction will be used: No
Languages that may be used for submission: English, Award decision date (estimated): 27/02/2026

Procedure

Procedure type: Competitive flexible procedure

Contracting authority

Kent County Council, PLDL-8938-YGYW
Kent County Council, County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom
Email: adam.fletcher@kent.gov.uk
Contact: Adam Fletcher

Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None