Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb6-ec4e-7166-82f5-e73ade4932ac/healthcare-waste-services-in-general-practice-and-community-pharmacy pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Healthcare Waste Services in General Practice and Community Pharmacy [NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-bristol-north-somerset-and-south-gloucestershire-integrated-care-board) Estimated value £5,000,000 Published 25 Jul 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is placed to inform the market of the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) for NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG), Somerset and Devon (the Authorities 's), intention to recommission Healthcare Waste Collection in Primary Care and Community Pharmacy. The Authorities would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services and requests feedback from experienced organisations using a Market Engagement Questionnaire. This is the second round of market engagement for this requirement, following a previous market engagement (REF2025/S 000-010158) published 19th March 2025 . The specification and supporting documentation has been updated significantly since then and we would encourage all interested parties that have previously submitted market engagement responses to view our updated question set and respond accordingly. Equally we also welcome newly interested parties to engage with and respond to our question set. The service will provide a Primary Care and pharmacy medical waste collection and disposal/recycling for the 3 ICBs in the South West; •NHS Devon ICB •NHS Somerset ICB •NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire ICB These 3 ICBs are looking to re-procure in the near future (anticipated to be tendered in Nov 2025), all of their current contracts for Primary Care Clinical Waste Collection and disposal/recycling predominantly and Community Pharmacy. The intended service for tender include: - Collection & transport of clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste. - Storage of clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste - Treatment of clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste - Incineration of clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste - Provision of reusable and single use containers for clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste - Decontamination of reusable containers for clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste - Promoting waste segregation and compliance 8.Clinical waste and pharmaceutical waste tracking and data The purpose of this notice is to provide a summary of the services to be procured, share the service specification and to obtain feedback that will help support a safe, sustainable, environmentally effective and cost-efficient quality service. TUPE may apply to this process. Please register your interest to access the supporting documentation and provide feedback by answering the Market Engagement Questionnaire against this project by 17:00 on 15/08/25 This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Authorities . Read full description ## CPV classification Clinical-waste collection services Clinical-waste disposal services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04ef15-2025-07-25T15:26:20+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04ef15-2025-07-25T15:26:20+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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