Needle and Syringe Provision (and waste collection)
Details
- Buyer
- Torbay Council
- Supplier(s)
- Orion Medical Supplies Ltd
- Value
- £345,490
- Duration
- 3 years
- Topic
- Sharps containers
- Published
- 26 June 2023
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
Needle and Syringe provision (also known as needle exchange) forms part of the wider needle exchange system in Devon and Torbay. Devon County and Torbay Council’s wish to commission a Supplier to deliver the highest quality services for the provision of needles, syringes and other injecting paraphernalia to the Local Authority-commissioned needle exchange providers in Devon and Torbay, (predominantly pharmacies, but also include specialist treatment services, local homeless hostels and custody suites). The Authority also requires the provider to deliver (or sub-commission) the collection and safe disposal of used injecting equipment from needle exchange providers.
Timeline
- Completed: Award published26 June 2023Current notice
- Completed: Award date3 October 2023
- Next: Contract expiry date2 October 2026in 6 days
About the buyer
Torbay Council is the local authority for Torbay, and its commercial services team manages procurement across the council. Every tender is advertised on Supplying the South West, the council's e-tendering platform for formal requirements. Suppliers register free on the platform to receive automatic notification of new opportunities. Contracts above the regulatory threshold are also openly advertised through Find a Tender. Framework call-offs, dynamic purchasing systems and direct award to a fellow contracting authority offer further routes to a contract. Smaller-value work is quoted directly, with at least three suppliers invited and two of them based in Torbay.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Torbay Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 33141123 · Sharps containers
- 33141310 · Syringes
- 33141320 · Medical needles
- 85000000 · Health and social work services
- 90524000 · Medical waste services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@torbay-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@torbay-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@torbay-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@torbay-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@torbay-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@torbay-council.gov |
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