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Freedom of Information request 093-2022

Response published: 4 May 2024

FOI Request

Subject: Freedom of Information Request This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. If unsure, please contact ghcit@ghc.nhs.uk To whom it may concern, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your trust. Please may you provide me with responses to the following: 1. Who is your current clinical waste / sharps container provider? 2. Do you have a contract with the sharps container provider and if so when does this contract end? 3. Can you provide your current annual spend on sharps containers? 4. Who is your current waste management provider for the disposal/collection of sharps & clinical waste and when does this contract end? Please provide the information in written in a reply to this email. If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below. Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 093-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Who is your current clinical waste / sharps container provider? Vernacare
2. Do you have a contract with the sharps container provider and if so when does this contract end? Contract was renewed in April 2022 Contract was renewed in April 2022
3. Can you provide your current annual spend on sharps containers? No
4. Who is your current waste management provider for the disposal/collection of sharps & clinical waste and when does this contract end? Tradebe, contract ends in March 2025
Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
– Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust