Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste

Tender description

To provide a compliant route to market for the provision of waste management and minimisation services for all public sector organisations within the UK. Specialist waste areas include: — lot 1: Clinical Waste, — lot 2: Reusable Sharps, — lot 3: Sanitary and Washroom Services, — lot 4: Domestic Waste, — lot 5: Confidential Waste Destruction and Disposal, — lot 6: Total Waste Management (TWM). The collection, transportation, minimisation and appropriate disposal method at agreed locations for incineration, alternative treatment and/or landfill of clinical healthcare waste. The specification shall include (but is not exclusive to) clinical waste, offensive (hygiene) waste, pharmaceutical waste (including cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines), anatomical waste, sharps and laboratory wastes (cultures and chemicals used in the diagnosis, provision and treatment of human healthcare) and wastes that are dangerous for carriage. All such waste streams may cause infection or prove hazardous to any person coming into contact with them. A safe sustainable and compliant managed solution for the implementation, supply, collection and cleaning of reusable sharp containers. The services that are available under the framework are the collection and disposal of sanitary waste. The aim of this lot is to provide washroom visitors with a discreet and hygienic way to dispose of sanitary waste. This is vital consideration for the provision of a clean and pleasant washroom environment. The collection, transportation, minimisation and appropriate disposal method for domestic waste. The aim of this lot is for the awarded contractor(s) to handle all confidential waste, allowing participating authorities to comply with legislation and best practices surrounding the handling of confidential waste and ensuring that the client, employee and confidential business information is kept secure at all times for destruction or destroyed as defined by Data Protection Act 1998. The scope of the total waste management solution service will include at least 2 service areas classified under waste management and minimisation services this will be agreed at contract stage. This agreement may include, but not be limited to the individual service areas or bundled service areas forming part of this agreement.