Scope
Reference
C377027
Description
This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is placed to inform the market of the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) for NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG),
Somerset and Devon (the Authorities 's), intention to recommission Healthcare Waste Collection in Primary Care and Community Pharmacy.
The Authorities would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services and requests feedback from experienced organisations using a Market Engagement Questionnaire.
The service will provide a Primary Care and pharmacy medical waste collection and disposal/recycling for the 3 ICBs in the South West;
•NHS Devon ICB
•NHS Somerset ICB
•NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire ICB
These 3 ICBs are looking to re-procure in the near future (anticipated to be tendered in Nov 2025), all of their current contracts for Primary Care Clinical Waste Collection and disposal/recycling predominantly and Community Pharmacy. The intended service for tender include:
1. Collection & transport of clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste.
2. Storage of clinical waste and pharmaceutical
waste
3. Treatment of clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste
4. Incineration of clinical
waste and pharmaceutical waste
5. Provision of reusable and single use containers for
clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste
6. Decontamination of reusable containers for
clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste
7. Promoting waste segregation and compliance
8.Clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste tracking and data The purpose of this notice is to
provide a summary of the services to be procured, share the service specification and to
obtain feedback that will help support a safe, sustainable, environmentally effective and cost-efficient quality service.
TUPE may apply to this process.
Please register your interest to access the supporting documentation and provide feedback by answering the Market
Engagement Questionnaire against this project by 17:00 on 15/08/25
This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Authorises .
Total value (estimated)
- £5,000,000 excluding VAT
- £6,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
- Possible extension to 31 March 2035
- 9 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90524100 - Clinical-waste collection services
- 90524200 - Clinical-waste disposal services
Contract locations
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
- UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
- UKK4 - Devon
Engagement
Engagement deadline
15 August 2025
Engagement process description
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to provide a summary of the services to be procured, share the service specification and to obtain feedback that will help
support a safe, sustainable, environmentally effective and cost-efficient quality service.
Please register your interest to access the supporting documentation and provide feedback by answering the Market Engagement Questionnaire against this project by 15th of August
2025. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities'
from the home page, available on the following link: https://healthfamily.force.com/s/Welcome
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function,
using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the relevant information and market engagement questionnaire, you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. You will find the project titled; W151059 - Market Engagement 2, Healthcare Waste BNSSG, Devon and Somerset with the Atamis reference C377027.
The Supplier Documents folder contains the draft service specification and supporting documentation. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and to be able to submit your expression of interest using the correspondence function within Atamis. This event is an information gathering exercise
rather than initiating a competitive procurement process; and therefore publication or response does not commit the ICBs or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any
process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 November 2025
Contracting authorities
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- NHS Organisation Data Service: QUY
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPCD-6597-HCDW
Floor 2, North Wing, 100 Temple Street
Bristol
BS1 6AG
United Kingdom
Email: helena.fuller1@nhs.net
Region: UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- NHS Organisation Data Service: QJK
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRDC-6266-CBRR
Aperture House, Pynes Hill, Rydon Lane,
Exeter
EX2 5AZ
United Kingdom
Email: d-icb.contracting@nhs.net
Region: UKK43 - Devon CC
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWYW-4754-LMYV
2nd Floor Mallard Court Express Park Bristol Road
Bridgwater
TA6 4RN
United Kingdom
Email: scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net
Region: UKK23 - Somerset
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England)
Summary of their role in this procurement: Procurement Advisor
- NHS Organisation Data Service: 0DF
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXTZ-5316-XWPW
Omega House, 112 Southampton Road
Eastleigh
SO50 5PB
United Kingdom
Email: scwcsu.clinical.procurement@nhs.net
Website: https://www.scwcsu.nhs.uk/
Region: UKJ35 - South Hampshire
Contact organisation
Contact NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England) for any enquiries.