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title: "Collection & Disposal of Clinical Waste"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056810"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
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# Collection & Disposal of Clinical Waste

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056810

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is in the planning stage for a substantial procurement process concerning the "Collection & Disposal of Clinical Waste" across all NHS Wales hospitals and sites. This initiative falls under the services industry category and is focused on Cardiff, UK, with an estimated contract value of £80 million. Currently, a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) is scheduled with a deadline of 20th August 2025, serving as a platform to understand supplier capabilities and gather insights for developing a comprehensive procurement strategy. The actual contract period is projected to commence on 1st April 2027 and potentially extend until 31st March 2035. This exercise is crucial in helping NHS Wales align with Welsh devolved regulations while ensuring compliance with environmental standards and operational efficiency within its healthcare facilities.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies in the clinical waste management sector that provide innovative, sustainable solutions for waste collection, treatment, and disposal. Firms with a proven track record of handling healthcare-related hazardous, non-hazardous, and infectious waste, and those capable of ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety regulations, stand to benefit. The engagement aims to uncover possibilities for cost efficiencies, environmental sustainability, and innovative service delivery. Companies that can contribute value-added solutions and have robust networks in waste management across Wales are well-positioned to compete for future procurement opportunities as this process evolves from planning into the competitive bidding phase.

## Notice

The collection and disposal of Clinical Waste for all NHS Wales Hospitals and Sites. NWSSP Procurement Services (NWSSP) is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) on behalf of NHS Wales to gather insights and feedback from potential suppliers for the collection, transportation, and disposal of clinical waste across its facilities in Wales. This PMEN aims to inform the development of a future procurement strategy, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, safety standards, and cost-effectiveness. NHS Wales operates a network of hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities generating various types of clinical waste, including infectious, hazardous, and non-hazardous waste. The safe and compliant collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of this waste is critical to maintaining public health, environmental standards, and operational efficiency. This PMEN seeks to explore innovative, sustainable, and efficient solutions from the market.

### Planning Information

The purpose of this engagement is to:
- Understand the capabilities and capacity of suppliers in the clinical waste management sector.
- Identify innovative and sustainable solutions for clinical waste collection, treatment, and disposal.
- Gather feedback on potential contract structures, service delivery models, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Explore opportunities for cost efficiencies and environmental sustainability, including waste minimisation and recycling initiatives.
- Inform the development of a procurement strategy that aligns with NHS Wales’ operational and regulatory requirements.
NHS Wales invites suppliers to provide information on the following:
- Company Overview: Details of your organisation's experience, capacity, and expertise in clinical waste management.
- Service Capabilities: Ability to provide comprehensive clinical waste collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal services across Wales.
- Innovation and Sustainability: Examples of innovative practices, technologies, or sustainable solutions (e.g., waste-to-energy, carbon reduction strategies).
- Compliance: Approach to ensuring compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., HTM 07-01: Safe Management of Healthcare Waste, Duty of Care requirements).
- Challenges and Opportunities: Key challenges in delivering clinical waste services and potential opportunities for improvement.
- Contract Preferences: Lotting structure (e.g., regional or national lots), and performance metrics.
- Case Studies: Examples of similar services provided to other healthcare organisations.
Please could interested suppliers provide the following information:
- Contact details (organisation name, contact person, email, and phone number).
- Responses to the points outlined above.
- Any additional information or questions you wish to raise regarding the proposed services.
Responses will be reviewed by NHS Wales to inform the development of the procurement strategy. Suppliers may be invited to participate in further engagement activities, such as workshops, presentations, or one-to-one discussions. Participation in this PMEN does not guarantee inclusion in any future procurement process, nor does it preclude suppliers who do not participate from bidding in the future.
All information provided by suppliers will be treated as commercially confidential and used solely for the purpose of this market engagement exercise. Suppliers are requested to clearly mark any information deemed sensitive or proprietary.
For queries regarding this PMEN, please contact:
Name: Libby Poley-Jones
: Matthew Lewis 
: Melanie Griffiths 
Email: Libby.Poley-Jones@wales.nhs.uk 
: Matthew.Lewis8@wales.nhs.uk 
: Melanie.Griffiths2@wales.nhs.uk
This PMEN is not a call for competition or a tender exercise. It is a non-binding market engagement to gather insights and inform future procurement. NHS Wales reserves the right to amend the scope, timelines, or approach based on feedback received. Suppliers are responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this PMEN.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043866-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Feb 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 3UZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Gabalfa |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
- 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2025 at 12:33 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043866-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043866-2025
  29th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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