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# Clinical and Sharps Waste Management

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/clinical-and-sharps-waste-management-ocds-h6vhtk-0312a7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Supply Chain: "Clinical and Sharps Waste Management". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £69,820,000. 6 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Supply Chain](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-supply-chain-GB-FTS-158515)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £69,820,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Containers for waste material, Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables, Medical consumables, Miscellaneous medical devices and products, Other containers (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0312a7`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/clinical-and-sharps-waste-management-ocds-h6vhtk-0312a7#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Sharps Containers and Clinical Waste Containers
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33140000, 33141000, 33141123, 33190000, 44613800, 44619000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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...

### Lot 2: Board-based containers
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33140000, 33141000, 33190000, 44613800, 44619000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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...

### Lot 3: Holders for Contaminated Swabs
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33140000, 33141000, 33190000, 44613800, 44619000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 ...

### Lot 4: Sharps Pads
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33140000, 33141123, 33141124
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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...

### Lot 5: Sharps Boxes
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33140000, 33141123, 33141124
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 fi...

### Lot 6: Needle and Blade Removers
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33140000, 33141123, 33141124
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 thi...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003085-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-02T22:45:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:33:01.140Z
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