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title: "Needle and Syringe Provision (and waste collection)"
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# Needle and Syringe Provision (and waste collection)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/needle-and-syringe-provision-and-waste-collection-ocds-h6vhtk-03aea7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Torbay Council: "Needle and Syringe Provision (and waste collection)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Torbay Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/torbay-council-ons-e06000027)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 April 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Medical needles, Medical waste services, Sharps containers, Syringes
- **Delivery Location:** UKK4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03aea7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/needle-and-syringe-provision-and-waste-collection-ocds-h6vhtk-03aea7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FProcurer%2FAdvert%2FAdvertSummary%3FprojectId%3D8b32610f-91b7-ed11-8120-005056b64545%26projectStepId%3D9732610f-91b7-ed11-8120-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/needle-and-syringe-provision-and-waste-collection-ocds-h6vhtk-03aea7#participate

## Description
Needle and Syringe provision (also known as needle exchange) forms part of the wider needle exchange system in Devon and Torbay.
Devon County and Torbay Council’s wish to commission a Supplier to deliver the highest quality services for the provision of needles, syringes and other injecting paraphernalia to the Local Authority-commissioned needle exchange providers in Devon and Torbay, (predominantly pharmacies, but also include specialist treatment services, local homeless hostels and custody suites).
The Authority also requires the provider to deliver (or sub-commission) the collection and safe disposal of used injecting equipment from needle exchange providers.
Please refer to the tender documents for full details of the requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33141123, 33141310, 33141320, 90524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Needle and Syringe provision (also known as needle exchange) forms part of the wider needle exchange system in Devon and Torbay.
Devon County and Torbay Council’s wish to commission a Supplier to deliver the highest quality services for the provision...
- **Contract Period:** 02/10/2023 to 02/10/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 027539-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Orion Medical Supplies Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92871`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 027539-2023-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 25/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027539-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-18T16:08:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:32:29.517Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03aea7