Notice Information
Notice Title
Healthcare Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Services
Notice Description
Healthcare Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Service for Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Synchronicity Care Ltd and QE Facilities Management Ltd. Lot 1: Hazardous healthcare wastes requiring treatment prior to disposal (AT) or High Temperature Incineration (HTI) Lot 2: Non-Hazardous healthcare waste (appropriate for e.g. municipal waste to energy disposal) - Moved in bulk containers (enclosed skips or soft compaction)
Lot Information
Hazardous healthcare wastes requiring treatment prior to disposal (AT) or High T
Hazardous healthcare wastes requiring treatment prior to disposal (AT) or High Temperature Incineration (HTI)
Options: 1 x 12 months available extension
Renewal: 1 x 12 months available extension at all Trust discretion
Non-Hazardous healthcare waste (appropriate for e.g. municipal waste to energy dNon-Hazardous healthcare waste (appropriate for e.g. municipal waste to energy disposal) - Moved in bulk containers (enclosed skips or soft compaction)
Options: 1 x 12 months available extension
Renewal: 1 x 12 months available extension at all Trust discretion
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0681b3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033637-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- 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
90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
90524000 - Medical waste services
90524400 - Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 May 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2026-08-28
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GATESHEAD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GATESHEAD
- Postcode
- NE9 6SX
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Dene & South Gosforth
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033637-2026
14th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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