Notice Information
Notice Title
Laundry Equipment & Services
Notice Description
SUPC is exploring the viability of a potential framework agreement. The scope of this tender is the procurement of Laundry Equipment, services, supporting infrastructure and maintenance/repair of the associated equipment. Domestic equipment and the hire of linen or linen services is not covered by this tender. Rather than focusing solely on the purchase of equipment, the proposed framework aims to provide access to a range of complementary products and services that institutions may procure individually or in combination, depending on their operational requirements. At this stage, the proposed scope may include: commercial laundry equipment; managed laundry services and concession models; payment and digital technology platforms; maintenance and repair services; installation and commissioning; associated consultancy and technical advice; sustainability reporting and asset management support.
Planning Information
SUPC are looking to conduct Pre Market Engagement (PME) to understand the supplier market, the different commercial models in use and the technologies operating in this area to make informed decisions to assess the potential viability of this framework agreement and the specification that would form the basis of any such requirements. We would like feedback to gain a better understanding of how you manage your prices, the geographical areas in which you operate, the regulatory considerations for this market as well as how you currently contract with the HE sector and what we can do to replicate or improve these processes under a framework agreement. A link to our supplier questionnaire can be found below once you’ve had a chance to review the information: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=msJVk3q_B0OItSC74Z9pghnqC7j0TRBIn-j2xytzFgtUQU4zVEk0RUZKSzBFQjI3MExUNEtCWjVHViQlQCN0PWcu We encourage suppliers to review the draft specification documents and to make track changes to these, allowing for thoughts and suggestions to be fed back to us which will help us determine the final version of the specification. Please upload these documents to the tendering system to facilitate this feedback to SUPC. Further information around the process can be found in the briefing document accessible to suppliers in the tendering system link below: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/107604/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders&b=UK
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d044
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069058-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
48 - Software package and information systems
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
66 - Financial and insurance services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
30216300 - Punchcard readers
39291000 - Laundry supplies
42716000 - Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines
42717000 - Linen ironing and folding equipment
42933000 - Vending machines
48700000 - Software package utilities
50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
51543400 - Installation services of laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines
66115000 - International payment transfer services
72212110 - Point of sale (POS) software development services
98311100 - Laundry-management services
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
- 22 Jul 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Oct 20264 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2029 2-3 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 UNIVERSITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES (SUMS)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG6 6BU
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Wokingham
- Electoral Ward
- Hillside
- Westminster Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069058-2026
22nd July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068889-2026
21st July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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