Refuse and waste related services

Tender description

The aim of this procurement is to appoint a number of companies who specialise in waste management services to a framework agreement for the NHS and, potentially, other public sector organisations. The authority recognises that the expertise required will exist both nationally and at a local level and aims to be as inclusive as is practicable in order that the awarding authority has the most appropriate resource available. Clinical waste services will include but not be limited to – infectious (dressings, plaster casts, feminine hygiene, linen, disposable clothing), sharps, medicinal (non-cytotoxic or non-cytostatic), cytotoxic and cytostatic, amalgam, teeth, anatomical, pregnancy remains, gypsum, radioactive, mattresses, etc. General and recycling waste services will include but not be limited to – domestic, food, recycling, dry mixed recycling, glass, furniture, scrap metal, recording media, x-ray films, ink and toner cartridges, batteries, cardboards, paper, plastics, etc. Waste electrical and electronic equipment will include all electrical items identified under the waste electrical and electronic equipment regulation. Secure IT Disposal refers to the on-site destruction or deletion of data and the removal of the remaining hardware, for refurbishment and resale or for recycling and disposal. Confidential waste services will include all documents and other materials which contains patient identifiable records, commercially sensitive information and information which is not available at the public domains; for example, documents, identification badges, credit cards, CD and DVDs, other electronic and non-electronic medium. Hazardous waste services will include but not be limited to ink and toner cartridges, batteries, polystyrene, aerosols, chemicals, oils, paints and solvents, sewage, pesticides, cylinders and liquids, etc. Integrated waste management services will be a combination of all the services from lots 1,2,3, 4, 5 and 6.