Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Servicing and Maintenance of the Laundry Production Equipment 2026
Notice Description
To support the day to day operation of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (The Client)'s Laundry Production Equipment, a Contractor is required to carry out both planned and ad-hoc (e.g. reactive) engineering servicing and maintenance at the Nottingham City Hospital (The Service). The objective is to ensure the Laundry Production Equipment is supported by qualified engineers and subsequently fit for the purpose of enabling the Client's staff to operate the equipment safely, efficiently and reliably. The Contractor is expected to deliver full engineering services to cover planned preventive and reactive maintenance. Servicing the laundry equipment regularly ensures wash results, optimizes the client's chemical usage, reduces the likelihood of costly breakdown and increases the life of the machinery and equipment, mitigating having to buy a new machine due to lack of maintenance. The Contractor will be required to utilize the Client's digital planned preventative maintenance (PPM) system to provide the service.
Procurement Information
The Client awarded its previous contract following an open tender process: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002899-2025 However, the incumbent contractor has since ceased providing the Service without warning despite: - a requirement of the contract stipulated that the Contractor give an early warning by notifying the client as soon as it became aware of any matter which could impair the effectiveness of the service: - a lack indication from the Client's financial checks that the incumbent contractor was likely to enter financial difficulty Following discussion with third parties acting on behalf of the incumbent contractor, it is understood the business will be liquidated and wound up accordingly, resulting in a lack of sufficient engineering support risking the failure of the laundry equipment. The previous contract has been terminated. However, the Client is not in a position to cease the Services whilst a formal procurement activity is carried out. Therefore the Client is issuing this notice in connection with the direct award of a contract for the Service following termination of the previous contract in accordance with relevant grounds under section 41 of the Procurement Act (Urgency) whilst a formal procurement exercise is carried out.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068212
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033818-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
71333000 - Mechanical engineering services
98311100 - Laundry-management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG5 1PB
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF14 Nottingham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Nottingham
- Electoral Ward
- Sherwood
- Westminster Constituency
- Nottingham East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033818-2026
14th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033806-2026
14th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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