NHS Supply Chain establishes a GBP 264m clinical and sharps waste management framework
A GBP 264m NHS framework is open with a hard certification gate; suppliers who hold it across their whole supply chain can bid, and those who do not cannot.
NHS Supply Chain published a tender for a Clinical and Sharps Waste Management framework with an estimated value of GBP 264,082,500, in five lots: plastic containers, non-plastic containers, lead liners, sharps pads and associated products, and services including reusable end-to-end systems and waste collection and recovery. The notice requires tenderers to hold ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 or MDSAP certification accredited by UKAS or an international equivalent, covering all segments of the supply chain.
The certification requirement is the gate: a supplier without UKAS-accredited ISO 9001 or 13485 across sales, manufacturing, storage and distribution cannot bid, whatever its product. The services lot, covering reusable systems and collection, is the one most likely to draw new entrants.
- Framework tender published in five lots
- Suppliers evidence UKAS-accredited certification across the supply chain
- Framework awarded by lot
- NHS trusts call off containers and services
- Reusable systems change collection and recovery logistics
- Manufacturers without accredited certification seek it or partner with a certified distributor.
- Waste logistics providers position for the services lot.
- Quality consultants are engaged to close certification gaps.
- The submission deadline in the notice.
- Clarifications on the certification scope.
- The award by lot.
- Check your certification covers every segment the notice lists.
- If you advise on quality systems, suppliers closing a gap before the deadline need help now.
- If you run waste logistics, the services lot is the entry point.
Possible consequences, not predictions. Window: 0 to 6 months.
- What is the submission deadline?
- Does the current supplier base hold the required certifications across the whole supply chain?
- How is the reusable services lot evaluated against single-use products?
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Sources
- Event date
- 11 September 2026
- Detected by BuzzBaboon
- 2026-09-12 15:21 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-10-11 11:52 UTC
- Verification status
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