Framework Agreement for Managing Agent

UCL Partners Procurement Service (PPS) on behalf of the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust (the Authority) is looking to establish a new National Sole Supplier Framework, that will deliver services on a national basis across England, for the provision of Managing Agent Services for Clinical and Domestic Waste for the NHS and Local Authorities.

In relation to Local Authorities, the services only relate to clinical waste and not domestic waste management type services.

Specifically, the Managing Agent will provide independent management services as an agent for and on behalf of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s, which includes GP’s and Pharmacies), Local Authorities, (which include Disposal Waste Authorities) and NHS Trusts across England.

The main purpose of the Managing Agent is to provide innovation and reduce unnecessary costs associated with collection and disposal of waste, without detrimental affect on the services.

In addition the Managing Agent role will be incentivised to reduce costs year on year for the services it provides in addition to the managing of the clinical and domestic waste contracts.

Typical functions of the Managing Agent include; day to day management of clinical and domestic waste contracts, bill validation, training and education, contract monitoring, auditing and compliance checks, undertaking OJEU procurement processes on behalf of its clients.

Please note this list is not exhaustive, kindly refer to the specification in the tender box.

The following Contracting Authorities are entitled to place Orders: — NHS England and all bodies hosted by The National Health Service Commissioning Board; and — any other Health Service Body as defined at section 9 National Health Service Act 2006, including but not limited to any: (i) Clinical Commissioning Group; (ii) NHS Trust; (iii) Special Health Authority; (iv) The Care Quality Commission; (v) National Institute for Health Care Excellence, known as NICE; (vi) The Health and Social Care Information Centre; (vii) The Secretary of State; (viii) relevant Welsh health service bodies; — NHS Foundation Trusts; — Academic Health Science Networks; — The NHS Trust Development Authority; — Monitor; — Health Education England including Local Education and Training Boards (LETB) constituted as committees of Health Education England; — NHS Health Research Authority; — The Department of Health; — Executive agencies of the Department of Health including but not limited to Public Health England, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and the National Institute of Health Research; — Others To access the tender documentation and to submit your response please visit the London Procurement Partnership e-tendering portal at www.lppsourcing.org