Published date: 21 August 2020

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: 21 September 2020, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Waste analysis services - 79723000

  • Refuse and waste related services - 90500000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£5,000

Procurement reference

tender_248791/881844

Published date

21 August 2020

Closing date

21 September 2020

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

26 October 2020

Contract end date

25 October 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University Hospitals Birmingham are looking to commission an external body to undertake an audit of waste services across all of its five keys sites and a number of out lying clinical and none clinical locations.

The scope of the audit will include and not be limited to

Audit Scope

- Contractual arrangements to include contingency planning
- Processes and procedures in relation to segregation at source
- Internal waste production/ primary packaging / primary storage/ collection/ secondary storage and consignment
- Internal transpiration of waste
- Education/training,
- Primary waste bins for all waste stream
- Bio Systems v single use sharps boxes
- Management of document/record keeping
- Producer Return Audits
- Trust Waste Policy
- Trust Waste Strategy
- Compliance with legislation to include DGSA
- Compliance with regards to our duty of care
- National and local waste strategies including NHSI
- Environmental impacts/social responsibilities
- Identifying good and bad practice.
- Carbon footprint and sustainability
- Circular Economy


The successful bidder will be required to provide and present a formal report on findings that will include if applicable recommendations to improve the overall function and management of waste across all UHB sites.

More information

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About the buyer

Address

14 George Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 1NU
England

Email

nicola.watson@uhb.nhs.uk