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Y26028 - Wheelie Bins & Kerbside Recycling Containers

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) · Local authority

In brief

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £50,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 May 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 37 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £50,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Pre-Market Engagement questionnaire for Wheelie Bins & Kerbside Recycling Containers Procurement Services is conducting a needs assessment to understand the requirements of public sector organisations for Wheelie Bins & Kerbside Recycling Containers . This will help us shape a framework that best meets your needs. We invite you to respond to the following questions to help ensure the framework delivers the right products, services, and value. Responses should be submitted by Wednesday 22nd July 2026 by 5pm - link within the attached document. Suggested Lot information as follows: Lot 1 – Supply of wheelie bins and containers – for delivery to multiple locations, this would include but is not limited to the following: Compost Bins Food waste caddies and containers Kerbside recycling boxes Plastic palette boxes Waste housing units Wheelie bins RFID tagging, asset tracking, IoT-enabled containers For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Waste-and-rubbish-containers-and-bins./VEC7UG38A9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/VEC7UG38A9

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 063992-2026

About the buyer

From notice 063992-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.