Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of Linens for the Turkish Baths at Harrogate 596-NYC-CD
Authority: The North Yorkshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Yorkshire Council is looking to procure a contract for the supply of high-quality, ethically sourced products, including; spa linen, bath sheets, and bathrobes, for use at the Authority's Turkish Baths facility in Harrogate. The bid will be published on North Yorkshire Council's e-tendering system, YORTender. For guidance on using YORTender to access the opportunity, the following videos are available: 1. Guide to accessing Documents - youtu.be/RI6YA28skxs ↗ 2. Guide to submitting a bid - youtu.be/LxcZbVqdgj4 ↗ 3. A Guide to using the Messaging Function - youtu.be/vzDL41OBf2E ↗ 4. A Guide to Searching for Opportunities - youtu.be/HpaCOac31S8 ↗ There are no guaranteed minimum or maximum work volumes for this contract. An indication of estimated volumes has been provided in the documents, however this does not guarantee the same or similar volumes will continue to be ordered throughout the lifetime of the contract.
CPV: Bathrobes · Bed linen · Cotton · Sheets · Textile articles · Towels
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£166,666
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Delivery Management: 10%
- End-of-Life Management: 10%
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): 10%
- Price: 70%
Published award criteria (4)
- Delivery Management
- End-of-Life Management
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Price
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 13:45 BST
- Authority reference
100110903- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051013- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea4dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
27 Nov 2025 → 21 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published323 days ago27 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Market engagement298 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Next notice expected198 days ago2 Apr 2026, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published140 days ago29 May 2026, 16:31 BST
- Clarification questions by114 days ago24 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline107 days ago1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts46 days ago1 Sept 2026
- Latest notice published25 days ago21 Sept 2026, 13:45 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published29 May 2026, 16:31 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £166,66629 May 2026, 16:31 BST
- Status changed to active29 May 2026, 16:31 BST
- Procurement method changed29 May 2026, 16:31 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST29 May 2026, 16:31 BST
- Contract details notice published21 Sept 2026, 13:45 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete21 Sept 2026, 13:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIX LINEN LIMITEDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for the Purchase of Linens for the Turkish Baths at Harrogate 596-NYC-CD · SIX LINEN LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Value
- £166,666
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to Extend 1: 01 October 2029 – 30 September 2031 Option to Extend 2: 01 October 2031 – 30 September 2033
5 agreed KPIs: Delivery Adherence · Product Quality · Product Durability …
- Delivery Adherence, Performance against KPIs will be reported to the Authority on a Quarterly basis, however, as this contract is below threshold, this will not be reported publicly via Contract Performance Notices.
- Product Quality, Performance against KPIs will be reported to the Authority on a Quarterly basis, however, as this contract is below threshold, this will not be reported publicly via Contract Performance Notices.
- Product Durability, Performance against KPIs will be reported to the Authority on a Quarterly basis, however, as this contract is below threshold, this will not be reported publicly via Contract Performance Notices.
- Complaint Resolution - Acknowledgement, Performance against KPIs will be reported to the Authority on a Quarterly basis, however, as this contract is below threshold, this will not be reported publicly via Contract Performance Notices.
- Complaint Resolution, Performance against KPIs will be reported to the Authority on a Quarterly basis, however, as this contract is below threshold, this will not be reported publicly via Contract Performance Notices.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SIX LINEN LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender