Notice Information
Notice Title
Cheshire and Merseyside ICS - Linen and Laundry Services
Notice Description
Linen and Laundry Services including collection, wash, finish, return and linen hire. The service includes processing (wash and finish), transportation (collection and return) and linen hire (inc. mops) service. Service Requirements include: * A linen hire service. * Processing (wash and finish) service for hired linen and/ or Participating Authority's owned linen. * Linen and laundry transportation (collection and delivery) service to and from Participating Authority site locations/ designated pick up and drop off points. * Express Service (collection, wash, finish, and return) for Participating Authority's owned linen where requested. * Any other product or service that is determined to be within scope of linen and laundry services
Planning Information
Cheshire and Merseyside ICS (the ICS) has engaged the services of HealthTrust Europe (HTE), to support in the renewal of Linen and Laundry Service contracts. The engagement will be conducted through meetings. Each supplier that has expressed an interest to take part in this pre-market engagement will receive a Supplier Briefing Pack which contains details of the Contracting Authorities in scope, overview of current position, current linen requirements, Agenda for the meeting and issues the Trusts intend to overcome through the resulting procurement. Suppliers will be invited to a meeting to present to stakeholders from the Contracting Authority and HealthTrust Europe. Date of Pre-Market Engagement Meetings: Wednesday 11th June 2025and Thursday 12th June 2025 Venue: TBC Time of Meetings: To be arranged directly with Supplier Representatives from the Trusts: This will include representatives from Procurement, Facilities and Linen Services across the Trusts. Representatives from the Supplier: No more than 2 representatives – names to be provided prior to arrival The engagement exercises aims to establish the following * Developing the authority’s requirements and approach to the procurement; * Designing a procedure, conditions of participation or award criteria; * Preparing the tender notice and associated tender documents; * Identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the goods, services or works required; * Identify likely contractual terms; and * Building capacity among suppliers in relation to the contract being awarded. Expression of Interest should be made to: demelza.leadbetter@htepg.com
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051131
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020568-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
-
- CPV Codes
39518000 - Hospital linen
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Customer Care
- Contact Email
- customercare@htepg.com
- Contact Phone
- 08458875000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESCOT
- Postcode
- L34 1PJ
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLD6 Cheshire, TLD62 Cheshire East
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Edgbaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020568-2025
12th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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