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planning
Official procurement procedure
Cheshire and Merseyside ICS - Linen and Laundry Services
Hospital linen
Published value
£12,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: "Cheshire and Merseyside ICS - Linen and Laundry Services". Published status: planning. Published value: £12,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £12,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
1.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 40 active published awards; 39 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published12 May 2025, 15:22 BST | Last source update12 May 2025, 15:22 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHospital linen | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051131 | ||
What is being bought
Linen and Laundry Services including collection, wash, finish, return and linen hire.
The service includes processing (wash and finish), transportation (collection and return) and linen hire (inc. mops) service.
Service Requirements include:
• A linen hire service.
• Processing (wash and finish) service for hired linen and/ or Participating Authority’s owned linen.
• Linen and laundry transportation (collection and delivery) service to and from Participating Authority site locations/ designated pick up and drop off points.
• Express Service (collection, wash, finish, and return) for Participating Authority’s owned linen where requested.
• Any other product or service that is determined to be within scope of linen and laundry services
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £12,000,000
12 May 2025, 15:22 BST - Status changed to planning
12 May 2025, 15:22 BST - Official notice release published
12 May 2025, 15:22 BST - Buyer information updated
12 May 2025, 15:22 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
12 May 2025, 15:22 BST - Procedure published
12 May 2025, 15:22 BST - engagement
12 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduledCheshire and Merseyside ICS (the ICS) has engaged the services of HealthTrust Europe (HTE), to support in the renewal of Linen and Laundry Service contracts. The engagement will be conducted through meetings. Each supplier that has expressed an interest to take part in this pre-market engagement will receive a Supplier Briefing Pack which contains details of the Contracting Authorities in scope, overview of current position, current linen requirements, Agenda for the meeting and issues the Trusts intend to overcome through the resulting procurement. Suppliers will be invited to a meeting to present to stakeholders from the Contracting Authority and HealthTrust Europe. Date of Pre-Market Engagement Meetings: Wednesday 11th June 2025and Thursday 12th June 2025 Venue: TBC Time of Meetings: To be arranged directly with Supplier Representatives from the Trusts: This will include representatives from Procurement, Facilities and Linen Services across the Trusts. Representatives from the Supplier: No more than 2 representatives – names to be provided prior to arrival The engagement exercises aims to establish the following * Developing the authority’s requirements and approach to the procurement; * Designing a procedure, conditions of participation or award criteria; * Preparing the tender notice and associated tender documents; * Identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the goods, services or works required; * Identify likely contractual terms; and * Building capacity among suppliers in relation to the contract being awarded. Expression of Interest should be made to: demelza.leadbetter@htepg.com
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contracting authority GB-NHS-RW4Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 12 May 2025, 15:22 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |