The public sector faces increasing pressure to manage waste sustainably while meeting regulatory and budgetary requirements.
Our Sustainable Healthcare Recycling & Waste Management Framework Agreement supports both NHS and wider public sector organisations in delivering more sustainable, cost-effective, and compliant waste management solutions.
Aligned with the NHS England Clinical Waste Strategy, it helps NHS providers reduce carbon emissions from clinical waste by up to 80%, supporting the 20:20:60 segregation targets. It offers access to innovative technologies such as pyrolysis, aerobic bio-digesters, and microwave treatment, enabling more waste to be processed on-site, reducing reliance on high-temperature incineration.
For the wider public sector, the framework agreement provides tailored support for general, hazardous – including sharps, and food waste management, and offers consultancy services to help you plan and implement sustainable waste strategies that align with environmental goals and regulatory requirements.
Best practice waste management reduces waste, improves compliance, manages more waste on-site, and delivers significant cost savings from lower waste volumes. This plays a crucial role in minimising harm to the environment and increasing resource utilisation, reducing carbon generated from waste, and saving taxpayers money.
With a broad supplier base, clear pricing structures, and access to cutting-edge solutions, this framework agreement empowers customers to reduce waste volumes, improve compliance, and deliver measurable environmental and financial benefits – supporting the journey to net zero and enhancing public value.
How does the framework agreement support sustainable waste management?
- Meets sustainability and clinical waste segregation requirements, supporting compliance with HTM 07-01 (2023 version)
- Offers waste repurposing and reuse solutions, supporting the circular economy.
- Drives cost savings and sustainability gains through waste consultancy services, including data collection, tracking of waste, behavioural change programs to reduce costs and support waste segregation targets.
- On-site waste treatment solutions for reduced road transportation.
- Innovative technological solutions to reduce carbon footprints, including microwave solutions, pyrolysis, on-site bio digesters, and aerobic waste digesters.
- Developed to support the utilisation of waste as a resource, decreasing volumes of waste taken for off-site treatment.
Framework Agreement Information
The framework agreement provides a quick, simple, and compliant procurement route to market for sustainable waste management solutions for the NHS and the wider public sector.
What dates is the framework agreement active?
23 October 2023 – 23 October 2027
Who can take advantage of the framework agreement?
All NHS and wider public sector organisations
How was the framework agreement procured?
Further competition and direct award
Via this framework agreement, you can run a further competition, or choose to direct award to a supplier in compliance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations.
How we can support?
We offer different levels of support, including SME advice and robust templates for you to easily run your own process, or additional support to design and run a further competition on your behalf.
How can I access the framework agreement?
Access framework agreement documentation via our Customer Framework Agreement Portal (CFAP)
The framework agreement has been structured in the following lots:
What are the benefits of using this framework agreement?
SUPPORTS SUSTAINABILITY
Meets the sustainability and clinical waste segregation requirements to support compliance with the new Health Technical Memorandum 07-01 (HTM 07-01) to improve the environment and carbon impacts of managing waste.
UTILISES WASTE REPURPOSING
Utilises waste repurposing and reuse solutions, supporting the circular economy by re-introducing waste into the production cycle.
DRIVES COST SAVINGS
Drives cost savings and sustainability gains through waste consultancy services. This includes including data collection, tracking of waste, behavioural change programs to reduce costs and support waste segregation targets.
SUPPORTS NET ZERO GOALS
On-site waste treatment solutions for reduced road transportation and a reduced carbon footprint to support net zero goals.
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
Innovative technological solutions reduce carbon footprints. This includes microwave solutions, pyrolysis, on-site bio-digestors, and aerobic waste digestors.
SUPPORTS WASTE AS A RESOURCE
Supports the utilisation of waste as a resource, decreasing volumes of waste taken for off-site treatment.
Healthcare Case Studies
Innovative waste management procurement solution helps NHS achieve Net Zero
In 2020, the NHS declared its ambition to reach net zero carbon by 2040.
The NHS’s clinical waste strategy published in March 2023, sets out NHS England’s ambition to transform the management of clinical waste by eliminating, reusing and processing it in the most cost effective and sustainable way.
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Strategic Procurement Support
If this framework agreement doesn’t cover the goods or services you require, or a framework agreement isn’t the optimal route to market for your needs, we can provide tailored strategic procurement support. Find out more here.
