Official UK procurement notice
Healthcare Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Services
Authority: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 8 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionHealthcare Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Service for Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Synchronicity Care Ltd and QE Facilities Management Ltd.
Lot 1: Hazardous healthcare wastes requiring treatment prior to disposal (AT) or High Temperature Incineration (HTI)
Lot 2: Non-Hazardous healthcare waste (appropriate for e.g. municipal waste to energy disposal) - Moved in bulk containers (enclosed skips or soft compaction)
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste · Medical waste services · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£4,500,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Hazardous healthcare wastes requiring treatment prior to disposal (AT) or High TAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,250,000
Hazardous healthcare wastes requiring treatment prior to disposal (AT) or High Temperature Incineration (HTI)
Lot #2Non-Hazardous healthcare waste (appropriate for e.g. municipal waste to energy dAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,250,000
Non-Hazardous healthcare waste (appropriate for e.g. municipal waste to energy disposal) – Moved in bulk containers (enclosed skips or soft compaction)
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 (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Quality
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Open 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
- Yes · next expected 28 Aug 2026
- First published
- 14 Apr 2026, 11:03 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
C436972- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033637- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0681b3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 May 2026, 11:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Apr 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published193 days ago14 Apr 2026, 11:03 BST
- Clarification questions by165 days ago12 May 2026, 11:59 BST
- Submission deadline165 days ago12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by56 days ago28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent47 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published47 days ago7 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST
- Standstill ends37 days ago16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 38 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2026- Tender notice published14 Apr 2026, 11:03 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Sept 2026, 15:32 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Hazardous healthcare wastes requiring treatment prior to disposal (AT) or High T1 award | |||
| Sharpsmart Limited1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2031Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension | £3,648,625 | 3 Sept 2026standstill to 16 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Non-Hazardous healthcare waste (appropriate for e.g. municipal waste to energy d1 award | |||
| SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2031Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension | £2,572,252 | 3 Sept 2026standstill to 16 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Hazardous healthcare wastes requiring treatment prior to disposal (AT) or High T | 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Non-Hazardous healthcare waste (appropriate for e.g. municipal waste to energy d | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- SYNCHRONICITY CARE LTDContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- SHARPSMART LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender