Notice Information
Notice Title
Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management and Minimisation Services
Notice Description
2gether Support Solutions Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary company of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, ("2gether's Procurement services") is working with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Medway Community Healthcare CIC, and Medway NHS Foundation Trust (collectively known as the Southeast NHS Total Waste Consortium, the "Consortium") is issuing an Invitation To Tender ("ITT") in connection with a competitive procurement for Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management and Minimisation Services (the "Services"). The Consortium's waste strategy aims to improve waste management practices and make them more efficient and sustainable, to save on cost, improve hospital function, and reduce the impact on the environment in line with NHS net zero carbon commitments. Whilst making efficiency savings in this area of expenditure is significantly important to the Consortium, other service delivery improvements are also required, including reducing the overall barriers to entry to encourage greater interest and competition from the market - irrespective of Bidder size, niche ability or differing service model offering. This contract is divided into lots and Tenders may be submitted for all lots. The lots are: 1) Clinical Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Healthcare Waste 2) Reusable Sharps 3) Domestic and Recyclable Healthcare Waste 4) Confidential Healthcare Waste 5) Total Healthcare Waste Management Service Selection and award criteria are as stated in the procurement documents. Price is not the only award criterion. Additional information: Suitably experienced providers wishing to bid for this Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management and Minimisation Services contract opportunity, reference number C174004, must submit their Tender response via the Contracting Authority's e-Tendering system, http://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 or E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk The Contracting Authority reserves the not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the procurement documents and that save for matters of clarification or consistency, the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by Bidders shall be the sole responsibility of that Bidder. For information on the review procedure bidders are referred to Regulation 86 (Notice of decision to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement); Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulation 91 to 102 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). Following any decision to award the concession contract, the contracting authority will providing debriefing information to unsuccessful bidders (in accordance with Regulation 86 of the PCR 2015) and observe a minimum ten day standstill period (in accordance with Regulation 87 of the PCR 2015) before the contract is entered into.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e591d5a8-9cde-4be4-9b7f-339447944dc2
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e57fdea-de46-4da7-98b7-e20fcdf35319
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
42 - Industrial machinery
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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- CPV Codes
19640000 - Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
34928480 - Waste and rubbish containers and bins
42320000 - Waste incinerators
44613800 - Containers for waste material
79723000 - Waste analysis services
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
90511000 - Refuse collection services
90512000 - Refuse transport services
90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
90514000 - Refuse recycling services
90524000 - Medical waste services
90524100 - Clinical-waste collection services
90524200 - Clinical-waste disposal services
90524300 - Removal services of biological waste
90524400 - Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £30,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jun 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jul 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- 2GETHER SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
- Contact Name
- Senior Category Manager - Corporate & Facilities
- Contact Email
- 2gether.2getherprocurement@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ASHFORD
- Postcode
- TN24 0LZ
- Post Town
- Tonbridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Ashford
- Electoral Ward
- Willesborough
- Westminster Constituency
- Ashford
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e57fdea-de46-4da7-98b7-e20fcdf35319
2nd June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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