--- title: "Specialist Clinical Deep Cleaning and Decontamination Services for ESTH NEPTS Vehicles" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078d77" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078d77" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078d77.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078d77.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust" published: "2026-10-22" --- # Specialist Clinical Deep Cleaning and Decontamination Services for ESTH NEPTS Vehicles Buyer: Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078d77 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078d77) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078d77.json) ## Summary Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust intends to procure specialist deep cleaning and decontamination services for around 42 Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service vehicles. The work is intended to support infection prevention and control, and is expected to cover scheduled deep cleans, reactive decontamination when required, and cleaning records and quality assurance documentation. Services should be deliverable from facilities within approximately 15 miles of St Helier Hospital on Wrythe Lane, Carshalton. This is a healthcare vehicle-cleaning requirement; suppliers with experience in healthcare, ambulance, patient transport or comparable environments are the intended market. The Trust is seeking to understand local supplier capability, capacity, operating locations, mobilisation arrangements and experience before deciding on its procurement approach. This is at the planning and preliminary market-engagement stage, not a tender invitation or commitment to run a competition. The Trust expects the service period to run from 1 April 2027 to 30 September 2028, with a possible extension to 30 September 2029. The estimated contract value is £95,000 excluding VAT (£114,000 including VAT). The Trust expects to publish a future notice by 1 January 2027. For the engagement, it invited suppliers to submit a capability statement of no more than four pages within 14 days of publication, with a stated engagement deadline of 6 November 2026. The service is shown as a single lot; small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are considered suitable. This preparatory engagement is relevant to suppliers able to clean and decontaminate a fleet of around 42 patient transport vehicles, including providing both scheduled work and reactive response. The Trust wants to hear from firms with relevant client references and demonstrable experience in healthcare, ambulance, patient transport or comparable settings. Suppliers should be ready to explain their operational facilities and proximity to St Helier Hospital, available capacity for the fleet, typical response times and mobilisation arrangements. Relevant accreditations and quality standards, and the ability to meet infection prevention and control requirements, are also areas the Trust is assessing. Local providers may be particularly relevant, as the Trust is exploring whether alternative suppliers in the area can sustain service throughout the proposed contract period. The engagement is an opportunity to inform the Trust’s understanding of the market before any competition. ## Notice Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is undertaking preliminary market engagement to identify suppliers capable of providing specialist deep cleaning and decontamination services for its Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) vehicle fleet. This notice is issued for market engagement purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition or commitment to undertake a procurement exercise. ### Planning Information Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust wishes to engage with suppliers capable of delivering specialist deep cleaning and decontamination services for approximately 42 Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) vehicles. The Trust is seeking information regarding supplier capability, capacity, operational location, mobilisation arrangements and relevant experience in delivering vehicle cleaning and decontamination services within healthcare, ambulance, patient transport or comparable environments. The service requirement supports infection prevention and control arrangements and is expected to include: • Scheduled deep cleaning of patient transport vehicles. • Reactive decontamination services where required. • Provision of cleaning records and quality assurance documentation. • Compliance with relevant infection prevention and control standards. Suppliers are invited to confirm: • Relevant experience and client references. • Location of operational facilities. • Ability to provide services within approximately 15 miles of St Helier Hospital, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, SM5 1AA. • Capacity to support a fleet of approximately 42 vehicles. • Relevant accreditations and quality standards. • Typical response times and mobilisation arrangements. The Trust is particularly interested in understanding whether alternative suppliers exist within the local area capable of delivering these services throughout the proposed contract period of 1 April 2027 to 30 September 2028. Interested suppliers should submit a brief capability statement (maximum four pages) within 14 days of publication of this notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099782-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jan 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 30 Sep 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £95,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust | | Locality | CARSHALTON | | Postcode area | Sutton | | Postcode | SM5 1AA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton | | Local authority | Sutton | | Electoral ward | St Helier West | | Westminster constituency | Carshalton and Wallington | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90910000 - Cleaning services ## Release History - 22 Oct 2026 at 09:44 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099782-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099782-2026 22nd October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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