# WSFT - Estates - Sharps collection and disposal

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust](/buyers/west-suffolk-nhs-foundation-trust/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Sharpsmart Limited](/contract-winners/sharpsmart/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £250,000
- Tender value: £190,000
- Award date: 1 December 2025
- Published: 5 June 2026
- Contract start: 1 July 2026
- Contract end: 30 June 2031
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6d9b8355-9946-41d9-8ca0-98cdea778499-900771
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5f591c3b-b3d9-4bc6-8cfe-4689df243348

## Description

Provision of a weekly collection and disposal service for healthcare waste streams, including yellow, orange, purple and green lid containers in accordance with relevant EWC codes \(18 01 03, 18 01 08 and 18 01 09\)\. The contract covers a range of container types \(S14, S22, S32, S32\+, C64 and MR64\) with one scheduled lift per week per container, equating to 52 lifts annually per unit\. The service involves multiple container volumes and waste types, with total annual collections reflecting the aggregated container inventory and an estimated combined waste tonnage across streams\.

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- [Healthcare Offensive Waste - Wheelie Bins \(Peripheral Sites\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-24cd491f-e8f0-4fa6-8c17-697942ca1e64): Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- [Reusable Sharps Disposal](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f77e4dc7-c947-4d50-9caf-e433de42620b): Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHs Trust
- [Clinical Waste](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-07e95a42-e6c5-4aec-b280-457fb32e348e): North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust\.

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d9b8355-9946-41d9-8ca0-98cdea778499-900771)