Notice Information
Notice Title
Workwear Rental and Managed Cleaning and Repair Services
Notice Description
Tameside Council and St Helens Council are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor/s for the Workwear Rental and Managed Cleaning and Repair Services. This contract is split into 2 Lots as below: Lot 1 - Tameside Council Lot 2 - St Helens Council Bidders can bid for one or both Lots. The Councils will award the contract to the most advantageous bidder for themselves (they reserve the right to award the contract to one supplier or two based on the outcome of the evaluation). For a full specification for this opportunity, please register you interest. Submissions shall be received by the Council by the closing date and time stated within the Instruction for Tendering document. No submission received after the closing date and time will be accepted other than where there are exceptional circumstances which may be considered by the Director of STAR Procurement in their sole discretion. Please note that tender submissions which are only partly uploaded at the closing date and time will be considered to have not been received and will be rejected by the Council. No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to navigate to the "my opportunities" section and download the documents from the Chest website. If you have any questions regarding this opportunity - please post them on the messaging facility on the Chest. Messages sent outside of the Chest will not be responded to. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SENT THROUGH THE CHEST. Submissions sent via any other method will not be accepted. Please ensure that you leave enough time to upload your documents before the closing date/time, as late submissions may not be accepted. In submitting your quotation you agree to contract on the terms and conditions as detailed on The Chest. Due to the Council's obligations of fairness and equal treatment to all bidders it cannot accept amendments to these terms and conditions or alternative terms and conditions. If you seek to amend the terms and conditions or submit alternative terms and conditions the Council may reject your quotation.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Tameside Council
Tameside Council is looking to appoint a Supplier to provide Workwear Rental and Managed Cleaning and Repair Services (the "Services"), with the aim of providing clean good-quality workwear, bearing value for money and sustainability in mind. The Contract Period is four (4) years.
Options: Tameside Council and St Helens Council reserve the right to increase or decrease the volume of managed garments that are utilised as part of this service. The contract value will be increased or decreased to reflect the requirement.
Lot 2 - St Helens CouncilSt Helens Council is inviting potential suppliers to provide a Managed Garment Service (supply and clean of engineers / mechanics overalls) to the Transport section based at at Hardshaw Brook Depot, Parr St, St Helens, WA9 1JR. The length of contract shall be for the period of three years commencing from the 05 May 2026 to 04 May 2029.
Options: Tameside Council and St Helens Council reserve the right to increase or decrease the volume of managed garments that are utilised as part of this service. The contract value will be increased or decreased to reflect the requirement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0654c3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013799-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
18143000 - Protective gear
18400000 - Special clothing and accessories
98311000 - Laundry-collection services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £55,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £55,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Mar 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 4 May 2026 - 4 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@star-procurement.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ASHTON UNDER LYNE
- Postcode
- OL6 0GS
- Post Town
- Oldham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD71 East Merseyside
- Delivery Location
- TLD3 Greater Manchester, TLD7 Merseyside
-
- Local Authority
- St. Helens
- Electoral Ward
- St Helens Town Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013799-2026
16th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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