Published date: 8 September 2020

Last edited date: 22 March 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.


Closing: 23 October 2020, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Refuse disposal and treatment - 90510000

  • Medical waste services - 90524000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£11,330,000

Procurement reference

YDH001-DN495892-48749591

Published date

8 September 2020

Closing date

23 October 2020

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Simply Serve Limited (SSL) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. SSL is acting in its own right and for and on behalf of Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (the "Authorities").\r
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The Authorities are issuing this invitation to tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement for the provision of Human Healthcare Waste Collection, Transportation and Disposal Services.\r
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The categories of waste involved within this tender include but is not limited to:\r
• 18 01 Wastes from natal care, diagnosis, treatment or prevention \r
of disease in humans.\r
• 18 01 01 Sharps (except 18 01 03)\r
• 18 01 02/03 Body parts and organs including blood bags and blood \r
preserves (except 18 01 03).\r
• 18 01 03* or Wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special \r
20 01 99 requirements in order to prevent infection.\r
• 180103/09 or Infectious sharps, partially discharged of medicinal products \r
20 01 99 short PCS.\r
• 18 01 04 Wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to \r
special requirements in order to prevent infection (for \r
example, dressings, linen, disposable clothing, diapers).\r
• 18 01 04* Plaster casts containing gypsium\r
• 18 01 06* Chemicals consisting of or containing dangerous substances\r
• 18 01 08 Cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines.\r
• 18 01 09 or Medicines other than those mentioned in 18 01 08\r
20 01 32\r
• 18 01 10* Amalgam waste from dental care \r
* Indicates hazardous waste\r
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The Authorities wish to develop a relationship with the appointed waste collection and disposal contractor to deliver an improved human healthcare waste collection and disposal service at a reduced cost to the Authorities. The contractor will be expected to work with the Authorities to:\r
• constantly monitor and provide advisory support. \r
• actively ensure that risk to the Authorities for disposing of human healthcare waste into the \r
wrong waste stream are minimised.\r
• ensure costs and risk are constantly monitored and kept to the lowest levels.\r

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Provision of Human Healthcare Waste Collection, Transportation and Disposal Services

  • Awarded contract
  • Published 22 March 2021

About the buyer

Contact name

Dirk Williamson

Address

Wynford House
Lufton Way
Yeovil
BA22 8HR
England

Email

dirk.williamson@ydh.nhs.uk

Website

http://www.yeovilhospital.co.uk/