Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust
4 Gatwick Road
Crawley
RH10 9BG
UK
Contact person: Karen Clark
E-mail: procurement@secamb.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.secamb.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.health-family.force.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SECAmb - Refuse and waste related services
Reference number: C420931
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Direct award, under SBS10219, for Total recycling and waste management across all Trust sites, including workshop waste.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
863 830.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of an Integrated Waste Management service; managing all waste streams from cradle to grave, under Lot 9 of the framework.<br/><br/>New contract in collaboration with SCAS
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
Direct Award from SBS Framework to incumbent supplier as an interim measure. A wider collaborative tender will be carried out for the 5 Southern Collaboration ambulance trusts, ready for award in 2027.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-034938
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sharpsmart Limited
04261387
Unit 1 Enterprise Point Enterprise City, Meadowfield Avenue, Spennymoor, Durham, DL16 6JF
Spennymoor
DL16 6JF
UK
NUTS: UKC1
Internet address(es)
URL: www.sharpsmart.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 863 830.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 96 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Sub-contractors used: Veolia Services, Shred Station, Medisort and PHS
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: internationalrelationsrudicialoffice@judiciary.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/02/2026