Published date: 13 November 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 16 December 2025, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Clinical-waste collection services - 90524100

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£6,150,000 to £10,250,000

Procurement reference

CF-3260100D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

13 November 2025

Closing date

16 December 2025

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 September 2026

Contract end date

31 August 2029

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMB) will act as the 'lead' organisation in terms of managing the tender process on behalf of the Trusts involved within the Northern Consortium. However, any final contract implementation, on-boarding and ongoing contract management will be the responsibility of the individual Trusts.

Each individual Trust reserves the right to commence the contract in accordance with their own required timescales and, each individual Trust reserves the right not to commence a contract at all.
The Northern Clinical Waste Consortium ("NCWC") which is made up of a number of Acute and Community NHS Trusts "Member Organisations"

Acute NHS Trusts

1. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
3. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals
4. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
5. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust
6. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Friarage
7. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust
8. Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management

Community NHS Trusts

1. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
3. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals
4. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
5. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust
6. Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
7. NTW Solutions
8. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
9. Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management
10. North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust
11. Westmorland and Furness Council

Statement of Objectives

The Trusts wish to enter into contract with a suitably qualified provider(s) to develop an innovative and practical solution for:

"Providing an efficient, cost effective and timely service for safe handling, transport, disposal of clinical waste from the participating Trust's sites to its final point of disposal"

It is envisaged that the contract period will be for THREE years, with an option to extend up to an additional 24 months based upon Trust requirements.

LOT Description
1 Acute Hospital Sites
2 Community Sites
3 Both Acute Hospital and Community Sites

More information

Attachments

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Dowell

Address

Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Road
Kendal
LA9 7RG
UK

Email

paul.dowell@mbht.nhs.uk