Official UK procurement notice
WSFT - Estates - Sharps collection and disposal
Authority: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Waste Service Supplier will provide high quality and comprehensive Waste Service in a timely, responsive way to meet the demands of health and other public sector organisations. The Waste Service Supplier will ensure that its delivery of the Waste Service is carried out in an efficient, effective, timely and compliant way and actively demonstrates best industry practice throughout its service delivery. <br/><br/>As a minimum, the Contracting Authority requires a Waste Management Service of the identified waste stream(s) that is compliant with all current and forthcoming legislation, which fulfils compliance with Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 07-01 Safe and Sustainable Management of Healthcare Waste and any subsequent Health Technical Memoranda.
CPV: Clinical-waste collection services · Clinical-waste disposal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of a weekly collection and disposal service for healthcare waste streams,…Awarded
Provision of a weekly collection and disposal service for healthcare waste streams, including yellow, orange, purple and green lid containers in accordance with relevant EWC codes (18 01 03, 18 01 08 and 18 01 09). The contract covers a range of container types (S14, S22, S32, S32+, C64 and MR64) with one scheduled lift per week per container, equating to 52 lifts annually per unit. The service involves multiple container volumes and waste types, with total annual collections reflecting the aggregated container inventory and an estimated combined waste tonnage across streams.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Jun 2026, 11:49 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 11:49 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053263- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ae8cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
No prior publication was required for this contract award, as it was awarded via a mini-competition under an established Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), the procurement of which was advertised in FTS in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpsmart Limited | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 053263-2026-1 · Sharpsmart Limited
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sharpsmart LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.