Independent Waste Audit

The University Hospitals Birmingham are looking to commission an external body to undertake an audit of waste services across all of its five keys sites and a number of out lying clinical and none clinical locations.

The scope of the audit will include and not be limited to

Audit Scope

• Contractual arrangements to include contingency planning
• Processes and procedures in relation to segregation at source
• Internal waste production/ primary packaging / primary storage/ collection/ secondary storage and consignment
• Internal transpiration of waste
• Education/training,
• Primary waste bins for all waste stream
• Bio Systems v single use sharps boxes
• Management of document/record keeping
• Producer Return Audits
• Trust Waste Policy
• Trust Waste Strategy
• Compliance with legislation to include DGSA
• Compliance with regards to our duty of care
• National and local waste strategies including NHSI
• Environmental impacts/social responsibilities
• Identifying good and bad practice.
• Carbon footprint and sustainability
• Circular Economy

The successful bidder will be required to provide and present a formal report on findings that will include if applicable recommendations to improve the overall function and management of waste across all UHB sites.

Additional information:

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Tender Documents

• Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder → — Tender notice
• link to e sourcing portal → — Tender notice