Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c08-ef47-7234-95eb-f53803c1b991/pharmacy-needle-exchange-waste awarded GB open procedure # Pharmacy Needle Exchange Waste [Cornwall Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cornwall-council) Estimated value £40,000 Published 14 Feb 2017 Deadline Closed 6 Mar 2017 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Approximately 30 Independent pharmacies are contracted to deliver confidential needle and syringe exchange services to injecting drug users as part of the initiative to prevent the spread of blood borne viruses and attract and engage problem drug users into recovery services. Safe and secure sharps disposal is vital to eliminate the risks that come with handling and managing sharps waste Incorrectly controlled sharps bin waste obviously pose a serious health risk to anyone who handles them, be it through cuts, infection or blood borne viruses which are often left on needles, syringes or other sharps waste This contract is for provision of a clinical waste collection service from those pharmacies across Cornwall who participate in delivering Pharmacy Needle and Syringe Exchange. The service will issue compliant and secure clinical waste bins and collect them on request, when full, providing a safe and reliable disposal service that is professional, convenient and meets the required legislation. ## CPV classification Clinical-waste collection services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/0cd3b638-fb5c-4482-9cbe-92433cf4ed56) 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. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Cornwall Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cornwall-council) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [SHWD Cleaning · South Hams District Council · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1e5c-7112-a772-bb30d175a2ae/shwd-cleaning) [Pest Control Services · Yorkshire Housing Limited · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1ecb-72eb-99a2-28725729b3f4/pest-control-services) [Pest Control Services Concession 2027-30 (FH2610191) · The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-44f9-7309-afae-daba3a678a46/pest-control-services-concession-2027-30-fh2610191) [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Refuse transport services – Odbiór odpadów komunalnych z terenu miasta Maków Mazowiecki · Miasto Maków Mazowiecki · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f12-7325-9c2f-18eb44993615/poland-refuse-transport-services-odbior-odpadow-komunalnych-z-terenu-miasta) [Cleaning services – Úklidové služby pro budovy JP · České vysoké učení technické v Praze · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4b75-72e0-8073-c7b65b5d95d9/czechia-cleaning-services-uklidove-sluzby-pro-budovy-jp)