Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Clinical Waste Collection & Disposal Service
Authority: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a Clinical Waste Collection & Disposal Service
Provision of a clinical waste collection and disposal services across 150 GP Practices, including various Branch Surgeries and Pharmacy sites within the Norfolk and Waveney region
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 31 Mar 2025, 15:13 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2025, 15:13 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012045- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fabfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
The ICB are relying on the urgency provision in paragraph 13 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023 permitting a direct award on the basis that the services to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.
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.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published31 Mar 2025, 15:13 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRCL Limited t/a Stericycle1 Apr 2025 – 31 Jul 2025 · up to 31 Mar 2026Extensions: This is a 4 month temporary contract with the option to extend on a monthly basis as required up to a max of 12 months. | £232,592 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SRCL LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender