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title: "Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy for NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05df8e"
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# Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy for NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Buyer: NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05df8e

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## Summary

The NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board has successfully completed the procurement process for a Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service. This contract involves providing services to General Practice and Community Pharmacy across the Somerset region, specifically in Yeovil, UK. The entire process utilised an open procurement method, with the contract awarded to SRCL LTD on 12th March 2026. The contract period is poised to commence from 1st October 2026, potentially extending up to 9 years, subject to the Commissioner's discretion. The total maximum contract value inclusive of VAT amounts to £3,474,000. The procurement rifled through various stages including tender submission ending by December 2025, and the award was concluded by April 2026. Key industry classifications include clinical-waste collection and disposal services, with aspects involving collection, transport, treatment, incineration, compliance promotion, and waste tracking data oversight.

This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare waste management services and logistics to expand their operations. The engagement encourages large-scale enterprises, particularly those proficient in handling healthcare and pharmaceutical waste, to compete. The contract entails the provision of extensive services including waste segregation, container provision and decontamination, requiring robust capacity for logistic management and sustainable operations. Businesses poised to innovate in waste treatment and compliance technology may find advantageous growth through this undertaking. Firms aligned with delivering high-quality services integrated with effective social and economic value might find their offerings aligning with the procurement's criteria, endorsing business expansion and collaboration possibilities within this healthcare industry segment.

## Notice

Somerset 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 PS386,000 per annum, inclusive of VAT. The total maximum contract value for the 5-year Contract is PS1,930,000, 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 PS3,474,000 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024894-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,895,000 |
| Lots value | £2,895,000 |
| Awards value | £2,148,510 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Additional buyers | NHS SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CSU |
| Locality | YEOVIL |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode | BA22 8HR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Eastleigh |
| Electoral ward | Eastleigh Central |
| Westminster constituency | Eastleigh |
| Delivery location | TLK23 Somerset CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SRCL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90524100 - Clinical-waste collection services
- 90524200 - Clinical-waste disposal services

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2026 at 08:39 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024894-2026
- 13 Nov 2025 at 11:25 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073467-2025
- 12 Nov 2025 at 12:49 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073165-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024894-2026
  19th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073467-2025
  13th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073165-2025
  12th November 2025 - Tender 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.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.stericycle.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.scwcsu.nhs.uk/

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