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Collection & Disposal of Clinical Waste

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:51.

Opportunity overview

The collection and disposal of Clinical Waste for all NHS Wales Hospitals and Sites. NWSSP Procurement Services (NWSSP) is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) on behalf of NHS Wales to gather insights and feedback from potential suppliers for the collection, transportation, and disposal of clinical waste across its facilities in Wales. This PMEN aims to inform the development of a future procurement strategy, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, safety standards, and cost-effectiveness. NHS Wales operates a network of hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities generating various types of clinical waste, including infectious, hazardous, and non-hazardous waste. The safe and compliant collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of this waste is critical to maintaining public health, environmental standards, and operational efficiency. This PMEN seeks to explore innovative, sustainable, and efficient solutions from the market.

Classification

  • CPV90513000 — Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
  • CPV90520000 — Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SBU-FTS-59518
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
28 Feb 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2035, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90513000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
Entry 2
Id
90520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
043866-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
29 Jul 2025, 13:33

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
20 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
The purpose of this engagement is to: - Understand the capabilities and capacity of suppliers in the clinical waste management sector. - Identify innovative and sustainable solutions for clinical waste collection, treatment, and disposal. - Gather feedback on potential contract structures, service delivery models, and key performance indicators (KPIs). - Explore opportunities for cost efficiencies and environmental sustainability, including waste minimisation and recycling initiatives. - Inform the development of a procurement strategy that aligns with NHS Wales’ operational and regulatory requirements. NHS Wales invites suppliers to provide information on the following: - Company Overview: Details of your organisation's experience, capacity, and expertise in clinical waste management. - Service Capabilities: Ability to provide comprehensive clinical waste collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal services across Wales. - Innovation and Sustainability: Examples of innovative practices, technologies, or sustainable solutions (e.g., waste-to-energy, carbon reduction strategies). - Compliance: Approach to ensuring compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., HTM 07-01: Safe Management of Healthcare Waste, Duty of Care requirements). - Challenges and Opportunities: Key challenges in delivering clinical waste services and potential opportunities for improvement. - Contract Preferences: Lotting structure (e.g., regional or national lots), and performance metrics. - Case Studies: Examples of similar services provided to other healthcare organisations. Please could interested suppliers provide the following information: - Contact details (organisation name, contact person, email, and phone number). - Responses to the points outlined above. - Any additional information or questions you wish to raise regarding the proposed services. Responses will be reviewed by NHS Wales to inform the development of the procurement strategy. Suppliers may be invited to participate in further engagement activities, such as workshops, presentations, or one-to-one discussions. Participation in this PMEN does not guarantee inclusion in any future procurement process, nor does it preclude suppliers who do not participate from bidding in the future. All information provided by suppliers will be treated as commercially confidential and used solely for the purpose of this market engagement exercise. Suppliers are requested to clearly mark any information deemed sensitive or proprietary. For queries regarding this PMEN, please contact: Name: Libby Poley-Jones : Matthew Lewis : Melanie Griffiths Email: Libby.Poley-Jones@wales.nhs.uk : Matthew.Lewis8@wales.nhs.uk : Melanie.Griffiths2@wales.nhs.uk This PMEN is not a call for competition or a tender exercise. It is a non-binding market engagement to gather insights and inform future procurement. NHS Wales reserves the right to amend the scope, timelines, or approach based on feedback received. Suppliers are responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this PMEN.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-RQF
Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF14 3UZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4-5 Charnwood Court,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
RQF
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Name
Libby Poley-Jones

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF14 3UZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056810-2025-07-29T13:33:50+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·