Tender

Provision of Clinical Waste Services for Primary Care Health Settings

  • NHS England and NHS Improvement

F01: Prior information notice (call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-028258

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02981c

Published 7 October 2022, 2:07pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England and NHS Improvement

Quarry House, Quarry Hill,

Leeds

LS2 7UE

Contact

Michael Sum

Email

agem.procurementconsultancy@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

na

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/59797

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Clinical Waste Services for Primary Care Health Settings

Reference number

PIN/NHS-PC-CW/10/22

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90524000 - Medical waste services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS England Primary Care Commissioning Central Team are leading the procurement for Healthcare Waste in Primary Care for the 42 Integrated Care Boards across England.

The services cover the collection, disposal and provision of waste consumables. From primary care health settings predominantly General Practices and Community Pharmacies.

This notice is to inform the market of the upcoming procurement exercise and share in advance the potential contract template. We are interested to hear feedback from the marketplace on the potential template contract in particular Schedules 8 through to 12. Please note the Commissioner is not seeking feedback on Schedules 2, 3 and 4 as these are fixed terms and conditions.

We are also hosting a market engagement online event to present our vision for the new approach to healthcare waste services for Primary Care and will share some further details and insights of the upcoming procurement exercise.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £300,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

To be defined in the Procurement documents

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Provision of Clinical Waste Services for Primary Care Health Settings

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90524000 - Medical waste services
  • 90524100 - Clinical-waste collection services
  • 90524200 - Clinical-waste disposal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKI - London
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS England Primary Care Commissioning Central Team are leading the procurement for Healthcare Waste in Primary Care for the 42 Integrated Care Boards across England.

The services cover the collection, disposal and provision of waste consumables. From primary care health settings predominantly General Practices and Community Pharmacies.

Clinical Waste produced at these settings are summarised as:

Offensive waste;

Infectious waste;

Sharps waste;

Medicines/chemical waste;

Cytotoxic/Cytostatic waste:

This notice is to inform the market of the upcoming procurement exercise and share in advance the potential contract template. We are interested to hear feedback from the marketplace on the potential template contract in particular Schedules 8 through to 12. Please note the Commissioner is not seeking feedback on Schedules 2, 3 and 4 as these are fixed terms and conditions.

Further information on the 42 integrated Care Board footprints can be found at:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/integrated-care-boards-in-england/

We are also hosting a market engagement online event to present our potential vision for the new approach to healthcare waste services for Primary Care and will share some further details and insights of the upcoming procurement exercise. This will be held on the 20th October at 11.00 to 13.00 via an online forum. We request providers to register via the portal where further information will be provided closer to the time.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £300,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

84

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

This notice is for information only. Please ensure any queries or concerns in relation to this

procurement approach are raised prior to the expiry of this notice on 31st October 2022


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview, Section 9.4 Financial Standing

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview, Section 9.4 Financial Standing

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

All technical capacity and its evaluation criteria are specified within the tender documentation.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-004285

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

25 October 2022

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit

Leicester

Email

agem.procurementconsultancy@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom