Published date: 16 October 2020
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Medical waste services - 90524000
Location of contract
England
Procurement reference
41779 - CW/E/SK3.2020
Published date
16 October 2020
Closing date
3 November 2020
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM CSU) are undertaking a market engagement exercise on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI), in the form of a questionnaire to gain feedback from experienced organisations that provide clinical waste collection and disposal services.
NHSEI are looking at a 2020/21 re-procurement opportunity for all of their Primary Care Clinical Waste Services contracts; predominantly within GP Practices and Community Pharmacies across England. These services are referring to any or all requirements of clinical waste (infectious/hazardous and medicine waste) in primary care and include (but may not be exhaustive):
1. Collection & transport of clinical waste
2. Storage of clinical waste
3. Treatment of clinical waste
4. Incineration of clinical waste
5. Provision of reusable and single use containers for clinical waste
6. Decontamination of reusable containers for clinical waste
7. Promoting waste segregation and compliance
8. Clinical waste tracking and data
Additional information on the current Primary Care Clinical Waste Contracts and service are detailed under the following appendices (available once you have registered an interest see additional information):
• Appendix A - Waste Journey: Primary Care Services
• Appendix B - Primary Care Clinical Waste Contracts by Region
• Appendix C - Clinical Waste (CW) Services - supplier capabilities by region
NHSEI want to gain a good understanding of the supply chain process from a Contractor perspective. To obtain feedback, ideas and knowledge to help update the service design that supports a safe, sustainable; environmentally effective and cost-efficient quality service.
The closing date for the questionnaire 12:00 noon on the 3rd November 2020. Following the review from the questionnaire responses further market engagement maybe necessary to clarify any feedback points.
More information
Additional text
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The questionnaire is available online to complete via link: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK
Register your interest against:
'41779 CW/E/SK3.2020 - Market Engagement, for the Provision of Clinical Waste Services across England.' Then follow the instructions via eu-supply portal to complete the questionnaire.
Please note this is a market engagement exercise and any future procurement will be advertised separately and require further registration when advertised.
About the buyer
Contact name
Surinder Kahlon
Address
St John's House,30 East Street
LEICESTER
LE16NB
England
Telephone
07867140762
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