Published date: 10 February 2021

Last edited date: 1 March 2021

This notice was replaced on 7 July 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 7 July 2021)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Waste and rubbish containers and bins - 34928480

  • Containers for waste material - 44613800

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

    • Refuse and waste related services - 90500000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£136,000,000

Procurement reference

F/072/WMM/20/AB

Published date

10 February 2021

Closing date

12 March 2021

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

20 April 2021

Contract end date

19 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, through its Commercial Procurement Services, wishes to award a national framework agreement in seven lots:

Lot 1 - Clinical Healthcare Waste
Lot 2 - Reusable Sharps
Lot 3 - Sanitary, Washroom and Associated Services
Lot 4 - Domestic Waste
Lot 5 - Confidential Waste
Lot 6 - Total Waste Management
Lot 7 - Waste Minimisation and Innovations

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest and bid for this ITT:
1. Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view
current opportunities
2. Select the title of the ITT.
3. Review the ITT, Framework Agreement Specification, Prerequisites and List of
Eligible Users (you may do this without registering).
4. Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once).
5. Accept the portal terms and conditions and click 'continue', Enter your organisation
and user details, Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete You
will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
6. Login to the portal with the username/password.
7. Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier)
8. Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content.
9. Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments'
in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box.
10. Responding to the ITT. Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) You can now use the Messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

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Additional text

Due to amendments made to tender submission documents, the deadline for submitting tenders will be extended by 2 working days, to 12 March 2021 at 1400 GMT.

About the buyer

Contact name

Abigail Ballard

Address

Liverpool Road
CHESTER
CH2 1UL
England

Telephone

01244362174

Email

info@coch-cps.co.uk