Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 2 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Healthcare Non-Infectious Waste Collections

Official notice

Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£2,800,000≈ £933k / year · £3,360,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jul 2026awarded 23 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Sharpsmart Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 2 Feb 2030 · up to 2 Feb 2034 with extensions · starts 2 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Healthcare Non-Infectious Waste Collections for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

CPV: Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£2,800,000
Contract period: 2 Feb 2027 – 2 Feb 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 2 Feb 2034 with extensionsValue: £2,800,000 exc. VAT · £3,360,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 1+1+1+1 years · 1+1+1+1 years

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical and Social Value: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical and Social Value: 60%
  • Price: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2026, 15:01 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 Sept 2026
Authority reference
C411082
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052074
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06abdd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All bidders are required to submit their tender responses electronically via the Health Family Atamis e-Tendering Portal atamis-1928.lightning.force.com/lightning/page/home ↗

Please also see the link to the supplier registration page here: atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

2 Jun 2026 → 2 Feb 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published143 days ago
    2 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST
  2. Clarification questions by129 days ago
    17 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline103 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by35 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent1 day ago
    23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published1 day ago
    23 Oct 2026, 15:01 BST
  7. Today
    24 Oct 2026
  8. Standstill endsin 11 days
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 101 days
    2 Feb 2027

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 15:01 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Oct 2026, 15:01 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,019,2281 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sharpsmart Limited2 Feb 2027 – 1 Feb 2030 · up to 1 Feb 2034Extensions: 4 x 12-months · Options: 4 x 12-months£1,019,22823 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXQG-2592-VYYY Finance & Procurement Business Unit, Wards 17 & 18, Trafford Hospital, Trafford, North West, M41 5SLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Sharpsmart LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXNB-5786-JNGT 9 Charter Point Way, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, East Midlands, LE65 1NFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender