Official UK procurement notice
Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy for NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Authority: NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)·On behalf of: NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSomerset Integrated Care Board (ICB) sought a provider with the capability and capacity to deliver a Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy.
The services in the tender include:
- Collection & transport of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
- Storage of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
- Treatment of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
- Incineration of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
- Provision of reusable and single use containers for healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
- Decontamination of reusable containers for healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
- Promoting waste segregation and compliance
- Healthcare and pharmaceutical waste tracking data including Duty of Care compliance
The commissioner has a maximum financial envelope available of £386,000 per annum, inclusive of VAT.
The total maximum contract value for the 5-year Contract is £1,930,000, inclusive VAT.
At the end of the initial contract term the Commissioner will have extension options of up to 4 years in total, made of 2 x 24 month periods, which will be awarded at the Commissioner's discretion, giving a maximum possible contract value of £3,474,000 inclusive of VAT over 9 years if the full contract term is fulfilled.
The Commissioner is of the view that TUPE does not apply to this service
The new contract will commence on the 1st of October 2026 with mobilisation planned from April 2026
- Not divided into lots: • The service has not been split into separate lots such as collection and disposal/treatment. Since managing multiple contracts would make the combined service disproportionality expensive for the commissioner to manage. • Multiple contracts for the delivery of this service could increase technical risk and add uncertainty to which party is responsible and accountable, thereby making the management of contract liability between parties more complex.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market Engagement has been conducted, please see related notices: Healthcare Waste Services in General Practice and Community Pharmacy Notice identifier2025/S 000-010158Published19 March 2025, 2:02pm: Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ef15 Notice identifier2025/S 000-043231 Published25 July 2025, 3:26pm: Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ef15
CPV: Clinical-waste collection services · Clinical-waste disposal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,895,000
- Economic & financial standing
The ITT documentation within the e-procurement system sets out the minimum level of economic and financial standing threshold within the evaluation criteria for this procurement.
- Technical & professional ability
The ITT documentation within the e-procurement system sets out the technical ability conditions of participation within the evaluation criteria for this procurement.
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 (4)
- Quality: 60%
- Price: 25%
- Value for Money: 5%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Value for Money: Value for Money and Financial risk management
- Economic & financial standing
The ITT documentation within the e-procurement system sets out the minimum level of economic and financial standing threshold within the evaluation criteria for this procurement.
- Technical & professional ability
The ITT documentation within the e-procurement system sets out the technical ability conditions of participation within the evaluation criteria for this procurement.
- 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Nov 2025, 12:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2026, 08:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
C400424 / WA18915- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073165- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05df8eFind a Tender
- Risks
- Regulatory Shift; more stringent environmental legislation and/or updates to technical guidance (HTM 07-01 revisions) e.g. Expansion of the Emissions Trading scheme for Waste incineration.
- Increase in demand for plastic recycling exceeds growth in recycling capacity
- Emergence of electric HGV into the market in the next 5-10 years and uncertainty of their charging requirements, range and viability (Particularly in rural areas).
- Potential requirement for new infrastructure, equipment and containers, for example recyclable cardboard containers
- Clustering or Merging of Commissioning organisation,
- Market Volatility; Fluctuations in the cost of fuel, labour, and disposal processes (e.g., incineration costs)
Please see Known Risks described in Appendix 11 of the tender documentation for further details.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.
Timeline
12 Nov 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published344 days ago12 Nov 2025, 12:49 GMT
- Submission deadline310 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent218 days ago19 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published217 days ago19 Mar 2026, 08:39 GMT
- Standstill ends206 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by198 days ago7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2025- Tender notice published12 Nov 2025, 12:49 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 11:25 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Mar 2026, 08:39 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Mar 2026, 08:39 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
• Amendment to the Contracting Authority's email address • Amendment to the extension period from 4 x 12 months to 2 x 24 months
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRCL Limited t/a StericyclePrimary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2031 · up to 30 Sept 2035Extensions: The initial contract term is for 5 years. At the end of the initial contract term the Commissioner will have extension options of up to 4 years in total, made of 2 x 24 month periods, which will be awarded at the Commissioner's discretion, giving a maximum possible contract term of 9 years if the full contract term is fulfilled. | £2,148,510 | 12 Mar 2026standstill to 30 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England)Beneficiary authority
- NHS South Central and West CSUProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Support
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SRCL LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. O…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender