Tender

Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB)

NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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TenderUpdate

13 Nov 2025 at 11:00

Tender

12 Nov 2025 at 12:44

Planning

19 Mar 2025 at 14:03

Summary of the contracting process

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The NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) is currently in the tender stage for a contract concerning Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal services. The tender, managed through an open procedure by NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, involves services to general practices and community pharmacies in the regions of Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. Key activities include the collection, transport, storage, treatment, and disposal of healthcare and pharmaceutical waste. Prospective bidders should submit their applications by 16th December 2025, with an award period concluding by 7th April 2026, and the contract set to begin on 1st October 2026. The estimated maximum contract value is £13,320,000 over a potential nine-year period, contingent upon extension options. The project is based in the regions designated as UKK11 and UKK12.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Notice Description

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking a provider with the capability and capacity to deliver a Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy. The services in the tender include: * Collection & transport of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste * Storage of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste * Treatment of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste * Incineration of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste * Provision of reusable and single use containers for healthcare waste and pharmaceutical * Decontamination of reusable containers for healthcare waste and pharmaceutical * Promoting waste segregation and compliance * Healthcare and pharmaceutical waste tracking data including Duty of Care compliance The commissioner has a maximum financial envelope available of PS1,480,000 per annum, inclusive of VAT. The total maximum contract value for the 5 year Contract is PS7,400,000 (inclusive VAT). At the end of the initial contract term the Commissioner will have extension options of up to 4 years in total, made of 2 x 24 month periods, which will be awarded at the Commissioner's discretion, giving a maximum possible contract value of PS13,320,000 inclusive of VAT over 9 years if the full contract term is fulfilled. The Commissioner is of the view that TUPE may apply to this service The new contract will commence on the 1st of October 2026, with mobilisation planned from April 2026. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of BNSSG ICB.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract may be extended for up to a further 4 years, made up of 2 x 24 month extension periods, which may be exercised at the commissioner's discretion.

Planning Information

The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to provide a summary of the services to be procured, share the service specification and to obtain feedback that will help support a safe, sustainable, environmentally effective and cost-efficient quality service. Please register your interest to access the supporting documentation and provide feedback by answering the Market Engagement Questionnaire against this project by 7th of April 2025. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the relevant information and market engagement questionnaire, you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. You will find the project titled; Healthcare Waste Services in General Practice and Community Pharmacy with the Atamis reference C342878. The Supplier Documents folder contains the draft service specification and supporting documentation. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and to be able to submit your expression of interest using the correspondence function within Atamis. This event is an information gathering exercise rather than initiating a competitive procurement process; and therefore publication or response does not commit the ICBs or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef16
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073449-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90524100 - Clinical-waste collection services

90524200 - Clinical-waste disposal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£11,100,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£11,100,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Nov 20253 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Dec 20252 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
6 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Additional Buyers

MISSING

NHS BRISTOL NORTH SOMERSET & SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

NHS SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CSU

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT (HOSTED BY NHS ENGLAND)

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
scwcsu.clinical.procurement@nhs.net, scwcsu.scwprocurement.bnssg@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6AG
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ35 South Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLK11 Bristol, City of, TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, TLK13 Gloucestershire CC

Local Authority
Eastleigh
Electoral Ward
Eastleigh Central
Westminster Constituency
Eastleigh

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073449-2025
    13th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073160-2025
    12th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010160-2025
    19th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
  • https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
    Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.

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