Market Engagement for potential future contracts, for the Provision of Clinical Waste Services within Primary Care

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM CSU) are undertaking a market engagement exercise on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI), in the form of a questionnaire to gain feedback from experienced organisations that provide clinical waste collection and disposal services.

NHSEI are looking at a 2020/21 re-procurement opportunity for all of their Primary Care Clinical Waste Services contracts; predominantly within GP Practices and Community Pharmacies across England. These services are referring to any or all requirements of clinical waste (infectious/hazardous and medicine waste) in primary care and include (but may not be exhaustive):

Additional information on the current Primary Care Clinical Waste Contracts and service are detailed under the following appendices (available once you have registered an interest see additional information):

NHSEI want to gain a good understanding of the supply chain process from a Contractor perspective. To obtain feedback, ideas and knowledge to help update the service design that supports a safe, sustainable; environmentally effective and cost-efficient quality service.

The closing date for the questionnaire 12:00 noon on the 3rd November 2020. Following the review from the questionnaire responses further market engagement maybe necessary to clarify any feedback points.

Additional information: The questionnaire is available online to complete via link: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK

Register your interest against:

'41779 CW/E/SK3.2020 - Market Engagement, for the Provision of Clinical Waste Services across England.' Then follow the instructions via eu-supply portal to complete the questionnaire.

Please note this is a market engagement exercise and any future procurement will be advertised separately and require further registration when advertised.