Innovative Waste Solutions Dynamic Purchasing System

Concepts

• refuse and waste
• chester
• chester hospital nhs foundation trust
• commercial procurement services
• innovative waste solutions
• environmental impact of waste
• waste and rubbish
• reasonable scope of innovative waste solutions
• innovative solutions
• innovative methods

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The environmental impact of waste is of increasing concern, and innovative solutions to managing waste are required to minimise waste and improve the way it is managed whilst also complying with legislative and regulatory requirements. Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, through its Commercial Procurement Services (CPS), invites applications to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Innovative Waste Solutions.

Total Quantity or Scope

The aim of this DPS is to provide a compliant route to market for innovative solutions for the management, minimisation and/or disposal of waste and associated services. These Goods and Services pertain to the management, minimisation and/or disposal of waste and associated services, and will work to: • Reduce waste produced • Reduce waste to landfill • Increase recycling, including materials that are hard to recycle and traditionally go to landfill or incineration • Innovative methods of processing waste • Re-streaming waste • Diverting waste from more polluting/more expensive waste streams to more economical/environmentally friendly routes • Reducing the environmental impact of waste produced The intention is to handle waste in an innovative way, to increase recycling, reduce waste to landfill, re-direct to alternative routes, create reusable materials and/or otherwise improve the sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of Contracting Authorities. Contracting authorities may request goods and services that are not listed above but fall within the reasonable scope of innovative waste solutions. Providers may expand their service delivery to meet the contracting authorities business needs as they develop their strategies. The scope includes provision for providers to offer financing, lease or capital purhcase options on request to support the delivery of these services.

CPV Codes

• 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
• 34928480 - Waste and rubbish containers and bins
• 44613800 - Containers for waste material
• 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
• 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
• 90512000 - Refuse transport services
• 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
• 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
• 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
• 90524100 - Clinical-waste collection services
• 90524200 - Clinical-waste disposal services
• 90524300 - Removal services of biological waste
• 90524400 - Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste

Indicators

• An E-Auction may be used.
• Variant bids may be considered.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• It is a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for many bidders.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Suppliers instructions how to express interest and apply to this DPS: 1) browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities. 2) select the title of the DPS. 3) review the Introduction and instructions, outline specification, pre-requisites and list of eligible users (you may do this without registering). 4) register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). 5) accept the portal terms and conditions and click ‘continue’, enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete. You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). 6) login to the portal with the username/password. 7) click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier). 8) click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 9) click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box. 10) Responding to the PQQ. Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.