Official UK procurement notice
Clinical Waste Collection and Disposal
Authority: Cardiff University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCardiff University is seeking a highly professional, efficient, high quality Clinical waste disposal contractor, dedicated to providing an expert technical service which is conducted in an environmentally sustainable manner, which complies with all current and future legislation and aims to achieve the best ‘overall environmental outcome’. The contractor(s) will be a leader in hazardous waste management and be committed to excellence in professional delivery through membership of CIWM and accredited to a scheme such as Safe Contractor (or equivalent). The contract is for the provision of a Clinical waste disposal service for the University.
- How the procedure runs: Two stage tender - 1, Normal tender bid submission 2. Presentation stage for top 3 scoring bidders
- No preliminary market engagement: This is a retender of a past, failed tender, no pre market engagement is required to retender as all facts and details of the market are already known.
CPV: Clinical-waste collection services · Clinical-waste disposal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
- Economic & financial standing
Various professional accreditations related to the safe collection, transport and disposal of clinical waste - please refer to tender documentation for a full list.
- Technical & professional ability
Various professional accreditations related to the safe collection, transport and disposal of clinical waste - please refer to tender documentation for a full list.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Responsible Procurement/ESG: 10%
- Pricing: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Standard Quality question based scoring
- Responsible Procurement/ESG: Quality questions based on ESG requirements
- Pricing: Cost of services
- Economic & financial standing
Various professional accreditations related to the safe collection, transport and disposal of clinical waste - please refer to tender documentation for a full list.
- Technical & professional ability
Various professional accreditations related to the safe collection, transport and disposal of clinical waste - please refer to tender documentation for a full list.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 13:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078270- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eb6eFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
All details available in the Tender Pack found at - in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/as… ↗
- How it runs
Two stage tender -
1, Normal tender bid submission
- Presentation stage for top 3 scoring bidders
- Risks
Lack of resource, Acts of God, Failure to adhere to KPIs, Breaking of Contract Terms
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
All tender documentation and a full timeline is found on the following link -
Timeline
28 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published334 days ago28 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMT
- Clarification questions by313 days ago19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline292 days ago9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by246 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent226 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published225 days ago17 Mar 2026, 13:59 GMT
- Standstill ends214 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2025- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 17:28 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Mar 2026, 13:59 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Mar 2026, 13:59 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inutec Ltd T/A Tradebe InutecClinical Waste Collection Services1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month optional extensions | £554,619 | 16 Mar 2026standstill to 27 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tradebe Gwent LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Tender pack - this is found on the InTend e-tender portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender