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Metal Recycling Services

Kent County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:01.

Opportunity overview

Kent County Council wishes (KCC) wishes to enter into a contract or contracts for the provision of Metal Recycling Services. The contract(s) will require the processing of all metal arising from the 19 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) in Kent. The concessionaire must be able to meet the below requirements: - The capability and capacity to receive and process, at a minimum, the estimated annual tonnage of metal for each Lot they are bidding for. - Process both Ferrous and Non-Ferrous metals. The concessionaire will also be required to have in place: - A waste processing facility with appropriate permitting and planning permissions. - An electronic weighbridge for the weighing-in of material delivered to their facility to provide KCC with the appropriate management information (including weigh-loader transaction listings). - Policies and procedures that recovers materials in accordance with the waste hierarchy to maximise reuse and recycling and to avoid sending any waste to landfill. - Robust service contingency plan to ensure continuity of services in the event of plant failure, etc. The overall estimated volume for this contract is up to 7,000 tonnes per annum. This contract is split into 'operational' lots based on regional requirements: Lot A - West Kent: circa. 2.000 tonnes per annum. Lot B - Mid Kent: circa. 2,500 tonnes per annum. Lot C - East Kent: circa. 2,500 tonnes per annum. Tenderers can bid for one or all Lots as well as any combination of Lots.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Ling Metals Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£890.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£1.1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02250947
Location
Canterbury, UKJ44, CT3 4GP, United Kingdom

Ling Metals Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£1.3m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02250947
Location
Canterbury, UKJ44, CT3 4GP, United Kingdom

Ling Metals Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£1.2m
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02250947
Location
Canterbury, UKJ44, CT3 4GP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot Lot AValue not stated
  • Lot Lot BValue not stated
  • Lot Lot CValue not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CN250351
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
Lot A
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
Lot B
Status
complete
Entry 3
Id
Lot C
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Kent County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLDL-8938-YGYW

Address

Street Address
Kent County Council, County Hall
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME14 1XQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ45

Contact

Name
Adam Fletcher

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Ling Metals Limited
Id
GB-COH-02250947

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02250947

Address

Street Address
Ling Metals Limited, 6 - 7 Stone Way, Lakesview International Business Park
Locality
Canterbury
Postal Code
CT3 4GP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ44

Contact

Name
TBC

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
Lot A
Related Lot
Lot A

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90500000
Description
Refuse and waste related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02250947
Name
Ling Metals Limited

Related lots

Lot A
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
Lot B
Related Lot
Lot B

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90500000
Description
Refuse and waste related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02250947
Name
Ling Metals Limited

Related lots

Lot B
Award 3
Id
3
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
Lot C
Related Lot
Lot C

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90500000
Description
Refuse and waste related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02250947
Name
Ling Metals Limited

Related lots

Lot C

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
30 Apr 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract may be extended by a further period of up to 3 years.

Value

Including VAT
1,068,181.54
Amount
890,151.28
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056639-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 13:29
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
30 Apr 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract may be extended by a further period of up to 3 years.

Value

Including VAT
1,302,560.5
Amount
1,085,467.08
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056639-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 13:29
Format
text/html
Entry 3
Id
3
Award ID
3
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
30 Apr 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract may be extended by a further period of up to 3 years.

Value

Including VAT
1,222,924.85
Amount
1,019,104.04
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056639-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 13:29
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME14 1XQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 033622-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 056639-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·