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# Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy for NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/primary-care-healthcare-waste-collection-and-disposal-service-to-general-practice-and-comm-ocds-h6vhtk-05df8e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy for NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,895,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-somerset-integrated-care-board-nhs-qsl)
- **Published Value:** £2,895,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Clinical-waste collection services, Clinical-waste disposal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,148,510 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/primary-care-healthcare-waste-collection-and-disposal-service-to-general-practice-and-comm-ocds-h6vhtk-05df8e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05df8e`

## Before you bid
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- **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/primary-care-healthcare-waste-collection-and-disposal-service-to-general-practice-and-comm-ocds-h6vhtk-05df8e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/primary-care-healthcare-waste-collection-and-disposal-service-to-general-practice-and-comm-ocds-h6vhtk-05df8e#participate

## Description
Somerset 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:
1. Collection & transport of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
2. Storage of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
3. Treatment of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
4. Incineration of healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
5. Provision of reusable and single use containers for healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
6. Decontamination of reusable containers for healthcare waste and pharmaceutical waste
7. Promoting waste segregation and compliance
8. 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90524100, 90524200
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,895,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Primary Care healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **SRCL LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-50128`
  - Value: £2,148,510 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073165-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-19T08:39:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T19:48:04.406Z
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