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

NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

07 Apr 2026 at 16:24

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

The procurement process for the "Primary Care Healthcare Waste Collection and Disposal Service" was initiated by the NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board. The procurement falls under the healthcare industry category, specifically focusing on clinical waste management services in the locations of Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, identified by the region codes UKK11 and UKK12. This tender reached the award stage on the 7th of April 2026, following an open procedure. The new contract, valued at a maximum of £9,182,529 inclusive of VAT over 9 years, begins on the 1st of October 2026. The procurement entails a comprehensive service covering collection, transport, storage, treatment, and incineration of healthcare waste, alongside the provision of containers, decontamination, waste tracking for compliance, and promotion of waste segregation.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare waste management, particularly those with capabilities in handling regulated clinical and pharmaceutical waste. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have the opportunity to compete, with two out of the four final stage bids from SMEs, making it an accessible contract for such businesses. Furthermore, the projected long-term contract duration with possible extensions up to 9 years provides sustained business growth prospects. Enterprises capable of delivering integrated waste management solutions with a focus on compliance, safety, and environmental effectiveness are especially well-suited to leverage this opportunity for strategic expansion in the public healthcare sector.

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Notice Title

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

Notice Description

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) sought 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: 1. Collection & transport of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste 2. Storage of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste 3. Treatment of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste 4. Incineration of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste 5. Provision of reusable and single use containers for healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste 6. Decontamination of reusable containers for healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste 7. Promoting waste segregation and compliance 8. Healthcare and pharmaceutical waste tracking data including Duty of Care compliance The commissioner has a maximum financial envelope available of PS1,020,281 per annum, inclusive of VAT. The total maximum contract value for the 5-year Contract is PS5,101,404, 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 PS9,182,529 inclusive of VAT over 9 years if the full contract term is fulfilled. The Commissioner is of the view that TUPE does not apply to this service The new contract will commence on the 1st of October 2026 with mobilisation planned from April 2026

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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef16
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031614-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£7,652,107 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Apr 20264 months ago
Submission Deadline
16 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
6 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
2 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board

NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRIDGWATER
Postcode
BS1 6AG
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK11 Bristol, City of, TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TRADEBE HEALTHCARE NATIONAL LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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