The East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust ("ENHT", "the Authority") is seeking to procure Waste Management Services across its multiple sites. The initial 3 year contract(s) will have a commencement date of 1 November 2022.

At the first (SQ) stage of the procurement, Bidders are invited to submit a single completed questionnaire for any combination of the eight Waste Management lots.

To access the full suite of tender documentation, electronically and free-of-charge, Bidders should log in or register on the Atamis Health Family E-Procurement system (https://health-family.force.com/s/welcome). The Contract Reference is C76217.

This Lot 8 is for the provision of a Total Waste Management (TWM) service to cover all waste streams.

This Lot 7 covers the disposal of chemicals, mercury, pesticides, oils / paints, products containing CFCs and solvents.

This Lot 6 covers hazardous non healthcare waste including lead acid batteries, Ni-Cd batteries, lithium batteries, electronic/electrical equipment (WEEE), fluorescent tubes, fridges and refrigeration equipment, IT equipment and television sets.

This Lot 5 covers the transportation of food wastes to an agreed location or locations for the disposal of such wastes and procuring the disposal of such food wastes by an agreed process of disposal which has been authorised for that express purpose.

This Lot 4 covers the handling of all confidential waste, allowing the Authority to comply with legislation and best practices surrounding the handling of confidential waste and ensuring that the client, employee and confidential business information is kept secure at all times for destruction or destroyed as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998.

This Lot 3 covers domestic/general and dry mixed recycling waste. Categories included within this contract are not limited to: aerosols, aluminium products, cardboard, flowers, furniture, garden waste, general non confidential office waste, glass, newspapers, packaging, paper towels, pallets, textiles, tissues and plastic bottles.

This Lot 2 covers the managed solution for the implementation, supply, collection and cleaning of reusable sharps containers.

This Lot 1 covers Clinical Healthcare Waste: to include (but not be exclusive to) clinical waste, offensive (hygiene) waste, pharmaceutical waste (including cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines), anatomical waste, sharps and laboratory wastes (cultures and chemicals used in the diagnosis, provision and treatment of human healthcare) and wastes that are dangerous for carriage. All such waste streams may cause infection or prove hazardous to any person coming into contact with them.