Provision of Clinical Waste Services for Primary Care Health Settings

Tender 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. Lot 1: Provision of Clinical Waste Services for Primary Care Health Settings 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. 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