Official UK procurement notice
Clinical Waste for Primary Care Contract
Authority: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Authority's intention to award a short term interim contract to deliver a Clinical Waste Contract.
The ICB intends to award the contract for the delivery of these services to SRCL Limited t-a Stericycle.
CPV: Clinical-waste collection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is made by the Contracting Authority; NHS Suffolk and North East Essex…
This notice is made by the Contracting Authority; NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs) to notify the market of the intention to award a contract to deliver a short term 4 month contract to SRCL Limited t-a Stericycle for Clinical Waste Services.
The total contract value for 4 months is £180,000. It is proposed that the term of this new contract will be 4 months, with services running from 1 April 2025. This contract will then revert to a 1 month rolling arrangement to allow for the contract to be extended and ceased as required.
The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the Authority will not enter into any contractual arrangement.
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
- 14 Mar 2025, 13:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Mar 2025, 13:40 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009446- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reason
Explanation:
A procurement process has been undertaken and the award decision has been challenged. This has prevented final award and therefore requires a short term contract with the existing provider to ensure that there is a continuation of vital services for primary care settings (GP's and Pharmacy) whilst this challenge is resolved.
The Authority believes competition is absent for the technical reasons outlined above and the potential for patient harm and disruption.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRCL Limited t/a Stericycle | £180,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009446-2025-1 · SRCL Limited t/a Stericycle
- Signed
- 14 Mar 2025
- Value
- £180,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SRCL Limited t/a StericycleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.