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# Provision of Clinical Waste Services 2023

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-clinical-waste-services-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03de45). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bedford Borough Council: "Provision of Clinical Waste Services 2023". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,500,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Aug 2023, 11:59 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bedford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055)
- **Published Value:** £5,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 August 2023 at 11:59 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Clinical-waste collection services, Clinical-waste disposal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £555,437 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03de45`

## 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/provision-of-clinical-waste-services-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03de45#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbedford%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-clinical-waste-services-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03de45#participate

## Description
Bedford Borough Council currently collects Clinical Waste including sharps from residents as well as commercial customers including doctor surgeries, dentists and tattooists etc.  Clinical Waste is collected in yellow sacks and sharps in varying sizes of sharp boxes.  These wastes are stored at the Council’s Transfer Station in a secure Clinical Waste compound in 770L bins. Central Bedfordshire Council collects Offensive Waste in ‘tiger’ sacks and sharps in varying sizes of sharp boxes.  These waste types are brought to Bedford Borough Council’s waste transfer station for secure storage in 770L bins and for onwards treatment/disposal.The service shall be for the collection and treatment and/or disposal of Clinical Waste (infectious and non-infectious) and sharps and any residues from the treatment of these waste types.  The Contractor will provide a service to satisfy the above service needs.  Upon collection, full bins will be exchanged with empty ones left on site.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Provision of Clinical Waste Collection Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90524100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of Clinical Waste Collection Services

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Provision of Clinical Waste Sacks and Sharps Boxes
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 90524200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of Clinical Waste Sacks and Sharps Boxes

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Contract for Provision of Clinical Waste Services (active)
  - Award id: `028198-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **TRADEBE UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93365`
  - Value: £555,437 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Provision of Clinical Waste Sacks and Sharps Boxes (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `028198-2023-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract for Provision of Clinical Waste Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £555,437
  - Signed Date: 24/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028198-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-25T12:13:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T18:52:19.765Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03de45