Collection & Disposal of Clinical Waste

The purpose of this engagement is to:

• Understand the capabilities and capacity of suppliers in the clinical waste management sector.
• Identify innovative and sustainable solutions for clinical waste collection, treatment, and disposal.
• Gather feedback on potential contract structures, service delivery models, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Explore opportunities for cost efficiencies and environmental sustainability, including waste minimisation and recycling initiatives.
• Inform the development of a procurement strategy that aligns with NHS Wales’ operational and regulatory requirements.

NHS Wales invites suppliers to provide information on the following:

• Company Overview: Details of your organisation's experience, capacity, and expertise in clinical waste management.
• Service Capabilities: Ability to provide comprehensive clinical waste collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal services across Wales.
• Innovation and Sustainability: Examples of innovative practices, technologies, or sustainable solutions (e.g., waste-to-energy, carbon reduction strategies).
• Compliance: Approach to ensuring compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., HTM 07-01: Safe Management of Healthcare Waste, Duty of Care requirements).
• Challenges and Opportunities: Key challenges in delivering clinical waste services and potential opportunities for improvement.
• Contract Preferences: Lotting structure (e.g., regional or national lots), and performance metrics.
• Case Studies: Examples of similar services provided to other healthcare organisations.

Please could interested suppliers provide the following information:

• Contact details (organisation name, contact person, email, and phone number).
• Responses to the points outlined above.
• Any additional information or questions you wish to raise regarding the proposed services.

Responses will be reviewed by NHS Wales to inform the development of the procurement strategy. Suppliers may be invited to participate in further engagement activities, such as workshops, presentations, or one-to-one discussions. Participation in this PMEN does not guarantee inclusion in any future procurement process, nor does it preclude suppliers who do not participate from bidding in the future.

All information provided by suppliers will be treated as commercially confidential and used solely for the purpose of this market engagement exercise. Suppliers are requested to clearly mark any information deemed sensitive or proprietary.

For queries regarding this PMEN, please contact:

Name: Libby Poley-Jones

: Matthew Lewis

: Melanie Griffiths

Email: [email protected]

: [email protected]

: [email protected]

This PMEN is not a call for competition or a tender exercise. It is a non-binding market engagement to gather insights and inform future procurement. NHS Wales reserves the right to amend the scope, timelines, or approach based on feedback received. Suppliers are responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this PMEN.