National Framework Agreement for Waste Management and Minimisation

Tender description

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, through its Commercial Procurement Services, wishes to award a national framework agreement in seven lots: Lot 1 – Clinical Healthcare Waste Lot 2 – Reusable Sharps Lot 3 – Sanitary, Washroom and Associated Services Lot 4 – Domestic Waste Lot 5 – Confidential Waste Lot 6 – Total Waste Management Lot 7 – Waste Minimisation and Innovations Lot 1: Clinical Healthcare Waste This lot covers the management, minimisation and disposal of clinical healthcare waste including infectious waste, offensive (hygiene) waste, pharmaceutical waste (including cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines), anatomical waste and laboratory waste (cultures and chemicals used in the diagnosis, provision and treatment of human healthcare), sharps, hazardous healthcare waste and wastes that are dangerous for carriage. Lot 2: Reusable Sharps This lot covers the provision of a managed solution for the implementation, supply, collection and cleaning of reusable sharps containers. Lot 3: Sanitary, Washroom and Associated Services This lot covers the collection and disposal of sanitary waste and installation and maintenance of sanitary bins and associated services. Lot 4: Domestic Waste This lot covers the management, minimisation and disposal of general non-confidential office waste, offensive healthcare waste, hazardous non-healthcare waste, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, WEEE waste, mattresses and miscellaneous waste. Lot 5: Confidential Waste This lot covers the management, minimisation, destruction and disposal of all confidential waste and both on- and off-site shredding and lockable consoles, bins and sacks. Lot 6: Total Waste Management This lot covers a combination of two or more of the services offered under the Framework Agreement. Lot 7: Waste Minimisation and Innovations This lot covers innovations in the services offered under the Framework Agreement.