How to win: THE SUPPLY OF MEDWAY AND GRAVESHAM TEXTILE COLLECTIONS 2026-2029

About this contract

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.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Medway Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 21 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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