Provision of Linen and Laundry Services
Description: Provision of Linen and Laundry Services for NHS Trusts within Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Contracting Authorities are seeking a supplier or suppliers to provide comprehensive linen and laundry services across acute, community and specialist healthcare sites. The services will include the supply, laundering, decontamination, stock management, logistics, delivery, collection and distribution of healthcare linen in accordance with HTM 01-04 and all relevant infection prevention and control requirements. The procurement is structured into multiple Lots and will accommodate a range of service delivery models, including Trust-Managed, Fully Managed and Supply Only solutions. The contract will support multiple NHS Trusts and sites across Lancashire and South Cumria, with flexibility to implement different service models at Trust or site level. The appointed supplier(s) will be required to deliver safe, reliable (read more...)
Summary: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust intend to procure comprehensive linen and laundry services for acute, community and specialist healthcare sites across Lancashire and South Cumbria. The scope covers supplying healthcare and hospital linen, laundering, decontamination, stock management, collection, delivery, distribution and logistics. Services must support critical environments including hospitals, maternity, emergency, theatres and community settings, with reliable stock levels, business continuity, performance reporting and governance. The procurement is divided into six lots, covering individual Trusts and managed or Trust-managed service models. It also allows supply-only, fully managed and hybrid approaches. The main category is linen and laundry services, including hospital and bed linen.