THE SUPPLY OF MEDWAY AND GRAVESHAM TEXTILE COLLECTIONS 2026-2029
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Medway Council and Gravesham Council are seeking a textile bank provider to supply textile/shoe banks to our Recycling Points in council owned car parks/sites and pre-agreed privately owned sites with permission. - To empty banks at each site at a frequency that prevents banks becoming full and overflowing.
This will be at least once a week. - To remove excess textile/shoe waste from around banks if found at the time of emptying textile banks. - To provide monthly tonnage reports for each site to the relevant Council. - To pay an agreed rate per tonne in receipt of the monthly tonnage report to the relevant Council for which the bank belongs to. - To maintain the textile banks to a high standard in conjunction with Health and Safety regulations.
The Contract is anticipated to commence 1st October 2026 and will continue for a period of 12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months after the 6-month review.
With an added option to extend for a further 2 years after that unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
What the notice asks for
To provide monthly tonnage reports for each
To provide monthly tonnage reports for each site to the relevant Council.
To maintain the textile banks to
To maintain the textile banks to a high standard in conjunction with Health and Safety regulations.
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