Planning

Commercial Laundry

SOUTHERN HOUSING

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Planning

01 May 2026 at 10:49

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southern Housing is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process, focusing on a potential services concession for the operation of on-site commercial laundry facilities. Located in London, with its main office at Fleet House, 59-61 Clerkenwell Road, Southern Housing serves as a public authority within sub-central government. This procurement process is identified as "Commercial Laundry" and relates to the delivery of services across various regions in the United Kingdom, including UKC to UKK. The current phase involves preliminary market engagement scheduled until 15th May 2026, intended to gather information about available service delivery models and commercial structures within the sector. The engagement will be through an online questionnaire, without seeking pricing or commercial bids at this stage.

This market engagement offers unique opportunities for businesses involved in laundry-operation services to showcase innovative service delivery models and gain insights into future procurement options. Companies experienced in supplying, installing, operating, and maintaining commercial laundry equipment would find this engagement particularly beneficial. While this stage does not involve the award of a contract or call for competition, participating businesses can position themselves as potential future partners for Southern Housing, leveraging the insights gained to tailor their services to align with the buyer’s expectations and requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Commercial Laundry

Notice Description

Southern Housing is undertaking preliminary market engagement to better understand delivery models available within the market for the operation of on-site commercial laundry facilities. The engagement relates to a services concession model, under which a service provider would typically supply, install, operate, maintain and replace laundry equipment, with service users making payment directly to the operator. This engagement is intended solely to inform internal decision-making regarding potential future procurement options. It is not a call for competition and does not commit Southern Housing to any future contracting or procurement activity. No pricing, commercial offers, or bids are being sought as part of this engagement.

Planning Information

This notice relates to preliminary market engagement only in relation to a potential services concession for the operation of on‑site commercial laundry facilities. The purpose of the engagement is to understand available service delivery models, commercial structures and any market constraints. No pricing, bids or commercial offers are being sought at this stage. Engagement will be undertaken via a short online questionnaire. There are no in‑person events, site visits, or supplier briefings associated with this engagement. Interested organisations are invited to submit responses by completing the questionnaire available at the link below by 15th May 2026. No clarification questions are anticipated, and no additional engagement events or correspondence will be held as part of this preliminary market engagement. This engagement does not form part of a procurement process and will not result in the award of any contract. Questionnaire link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=65pJY5SH20ulFMNhlpTJ6nUkQbGbDa1KpB5Tlu1f_VJUN0ZLM1BMNkYzTlo5VkEyT1laSlY3WFQ5Si4u

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069022
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040422-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98311200 - Laundry-operation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 May 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 May 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2034 Over 5 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
SOUTHERN HOUSING
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1M 5LA
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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