Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Dartford Borough Council
Civic Centre, Home Gardens
Dartford
DA1 1DR
UK
Contact person: Dartford Borough Council Procurement Team
E-mail: procurement@dartford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.dartford.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.dartford.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=8aaf5873-aee3-ef11-8134-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=8aaf5873-aee3-ef11-8134-005056b64545
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Waste Collection and Street Cleaning Contract 2026-2034
Reference number: DN761793
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Procurement of a new contractor to carry out waste collection and street cleaning services, including refuse, recycling, garden, bulky, medical, sweeping, flytipping and litter/dog bins, across the borough.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
56 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90610000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement of a new contractor to carry out waste collection and street cleaning services, including refuse, recycling, garden, bulky, medical, sweeping, flytipping and litter/dog bins, across the borough.
To access the opportunity go to the Kent Business Portal and select 'Current Opportunities' from the menu,select Dartford Borough Council from the drop-down Organisations box. The opportunity will then be shown onthe right-hand side of the screen.
Expressions of interest must be submitted on the Kent Business Portal and you will need to register on the portal in order to express an interest.
Registration and use of the portal are free of charge.
Once an expression of interest is made you will receive an email confirming the expression of interest and another directing you to access the tender documents. Any problem accessing the documents should be directed to procurement@dartford.gov.uk .
The deadline for completed tenders is 12:00 on 28.04.25
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Previous Experience
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Contract Resources
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Contract Management
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Best Value
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Environmental Impact
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
56 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/07/2026
End:
30/06/2034
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Original contract term is 8 years with a possible extension for a further 8 years
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Bidders are required to be a Registered Waste Carrier with the Environment Agency and provide evidence of their license number within their submission.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/04/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
28/04/2025
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dartford Borough Council
Civic Centre, Home Gardens
Dartford
DA1 1DR
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Dartford Borough Council
Civic Centre, Home Gardens
Dartford
DA1 1DR
UK
E-mail: procurement@dartford.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/02/2025