Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 2 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Clinical and Sharps Waste Management

Official notice

Authority: NHS Supply Chain (NHS & healthcare)

6 lotsGoodsMax 6 lots per supplier
Planned pipeline value£69,820,000total for 6 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 29 Sept 2022from the planned procurement notice
Lots 6max 6 won per supplier

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply to NHS Supply Chain depots via the Stock/Blue Diamond routes and to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the E-Direct route for the Supply of Clinical and Sharps Waste Management and staff use in healthcare settings.

The procurement is anticipated to include (not limited to) waste containers such as polypropylene based sharps and non-sharps containers, board-based containers and swab holders as well as sharps management products such as sharps pads, sharps boxes and blade removers.

CPV: Containers for waste material · Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables · Medical consumables · Miscellaneous medical devices and products · Other containers · Sharps containers · Sharps pads

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · win at most 6 of them
Lot #1Sharps Containers and Clinical Waste ContainersPlanned

This lot covers the disposal of both medical sharps and non-sharps within a trust into a Polypropylene bin. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £15m and £15.5m in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK
Lot #2Board-based containersPlanned

This lot covers all cardboard based containers, for the disposal of all non-sharp related products in a trust. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £900,000 and £1.000.000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK
Lot #3Holders for Contaminated SwabsPlanned

This lot covers the holders for contaminated swabs at a trust level. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £500,000 to £600,000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK
Lot #4Sharps PadsPlanned

Sharps Pads includes both cardboard and puncture resistant plastic backed pads. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £110,000 to £200,000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK
Lot #5Sharps BoxesPlanned

Sharps Boxes are the for the counting and disposal of medical sharps during surgical procedures. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £85,000 to £138,000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK
Lot #6Needle and Blade RemoversPlanned

Needle and blade remover products are for the safe removal of needles and blades. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £15,000 to £17,000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
2 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003085
Classification (CPV)
Containers for waste materialDisposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumablesMedical consumablesMiscellaneous medical devices and productsOther containersSharps containersSharps pads
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0312a7 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain intends to commence during the subsequent 12 months. The invitation to tender will be the subject of a separate notice and it is that notice to which potential suppliers will need to respond at the appropriate time. NHS Supply Chain intends to enter into arrangements under which it will be entitled to purchase supplies and/or services which it will make available for purchase by 1) any NHS Trust; 2) any other NHS entity; 3) any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or 4) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector. Only NHS Supply Chain can order under the Contract. The following certification will be a requirement of the upcoming tender exercise and applicants may be required to include evidence of this with their tender submission. ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent externally accredited and up-to-date quality standard certificate(s) to cover all segments of the Applicant's (and the product's) supply chain. This should include but not be limited to manufacturing storage and distribution. Applicants should note that if an applicant intends to commits to obtain ISO9001 at tender submission then further evidence will be asked for with their bid to provide evidence of their current position in obtaining IS09001. The requirement is that ISO9001 is in place at prior to the commencement of the framework agreement (in order for NHS Supply Chain to trade with the successful applicant). NHS Supply Chain reserves the right to re-open competition with the successfully awarded applicants under this framework agreement. Please note, product testing may be used at any point during the tender process and throughout the life of the framework agreement. As part of its pre-tender strategy, NHS Supply Chain would also like to engage with suppliers of these products via a Request for Information (RFI). If you would like to complete the request for information (RFI) document in respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement, then please follow the below instructions. Follow the link to the eProcurement Portal: https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ Please select the ‘SQs Open To All Suppliers’ link and select Clinical and Sharps Waste Management Select Express interest Select the ‘My Responses’ tab and please complete and attach the RFI within Section 1.1.2 Select ‘Submit Response’

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified

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Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Feb 2022 → 29 Sept 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    2 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    29 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Supply Chain

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareNational or federal agency/officeHealth Skipton House, 80 London Road, London, UK, SE1 6LHContact email
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • DHL Supply Chain LimitedProcess contact point Normanton, UKContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.