Closed tender

Reusable Clinical and Sharps Waste Management

Details

Value
£11,185,799
Topic
Clinical-waste collection services
Published
2 July 2025
Submission
30 July 2025

Tender description

This Framework Agreement provides a managed reusable waste container service for clinical waste and medical sharps at NHS sites. This includes: 1) provision of different sized reusable sharps and clinical waste containers covering waste segregation categories under HTM07-01; 2) associated container accessories; 3) a container delivery, removal, waste disposal, cleaning and reprocessing service, and 4) customer support including training, site audits and provision of management data associated with all aspects the service provision. For the avoidance of doubt, this Framework does not cover the provision for Single Use Sharps and Clinical Waste Containers. Precise quantities are unknown. The Framework has a maximum 4-year contract period. It is estimated to be worth £11,185,799 over this 4-year duration. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £2,410,213 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the initial 2-year term of Framework Agreement will be in the region of £5,061,447. There will be an option to extend the Framework for up to a further 2 years. If the full extension period is utilised, then the total value of the Framework across the 4 years is estimated to be £11,185,799.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published2 July 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date30 July 2025

About the buyer

NHS Supply Chain buys as a central healthcare organisation, run by Supply Chain Coordination Limited on behalf of NHS England. Suppliers tender through the Jaggaer eProcurement portal, and opportunities above threshold are advertised on Find a Tender. Successful bids are listed on framework agreements managed by category teams. The NHS Core List aggregates trust demand into national contracts for standard commodities. Category teams coordinate key supply markets with NHS England and clinical networks. Procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Supply Chain's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, food and drink and furniture and furnishings.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 90524100 · Clinical-waste collection services
  • 90524200 · Clinical-waste disposal services
  • 90524300 · Removal services of biological waste
  • 90524400 · Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste

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