Awarded contract

SC18062 - Waste Transfer Services (Canterbury and Thanet)

Details

Buyer: Kent County Council
Supplier(s): Ling Metals Limited
Value: £16,600,000
Duration: 8 years
Published: 30 April 2020
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Waste Transfer Services for the transfer of household waste collected by Waste Collection Authorities in Canterbury and Thanet. Keywords: waste

Timeline

Completed: Award date5 November 2019
Completed: Award published30 April 2020
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date15 January 2028in 15 months

About the buyer

Kent County Council is the local authority for Kent, and advertises its tenders through the Kent Business Portal. Opportunities above a set value threshold appear there, and each listing carries a summary, key dates and the contract period. Suppliers register on the portal before expressing interest in an opportunity. The council follows a fully auditable process that complies with public procurement legislation. Unsuccessful bidders can request feedback on their submission once a decision is made. The Commercial Strategy for 2026 to 2028 aims to simplify procurement processes and engage Kent-based businesses, SMEs and VCSEs early.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Kent County Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov