Waste management and minimisation services

2gether Support Solutions (as Agent on behalf of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust) is working with East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, Maidstone and Tonbridge Wells NHS Trust,, Medway Community Healthcare CIC, and Medway NHS Foundation Trust (collectively the known as the South East NHS Total Waste Consortium, the "Consortium") to develop a new contract for the provision of waste management and minimisation services in a healthcare environment, to replace the existing contract which is due to expire in August 2023. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is alerting the market to a virtual pre-tender market engagement exercise event that will take place week commencing 19th September 2022. This exercise will explore the opportunity further and help inform the procurement strategy, prior to the commencement of any procurement exercise in accordance with Public Contract Regulations 2015. This PIN is NOT being used to commence any public procurement process of any kind.