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Published 21 Apr 2023, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

3725.PS.LWM.23 – Launderette Management Services (ACS)

Official notice

Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Published estimate£2,065,000≈ £413k / year
Submissions closed 22 May 2023awarded 22 Jun 2023
Awarded to Washco
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · starts 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Sheffield wishes to work in partnership with an innovative and customer facing contractor for the provision of the residential launderette’s service. The service to be provided includes provision and installation of machines, decoration of the Premises in which the Equipment is located, repairs and maintenance to the Equipment, promotion of the service and provision of management information. The Contractor shall ensure that at all times during the Contract Term, the Equipment will be kept in a good state of repair.The full technical specification can be found in the ITT documentation which will be available after you have expressed your interest on In-Tend at in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗

CPV: Laundry-management services · Laundry-operation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£2,065,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber
Variant bids: allowed
98311100 Laundry-management services98311200 Laundry-operation services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65%
  • Cost: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65%
  • Cost: 35%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Apr 2023, 10:05 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2023, 14:35 BST
Award evaluation window
22 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
3725.PS.LWM.23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019027
Classification (CPV)
Laundry-management servicesLaundry-operation services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c27d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗

Submission deadline
22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗

Timeline

22 May 2023 → 1 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Jul 2023, 14:35 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Jul 2023, 14:35 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,065,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WashcoSMELaunderette Management Services (ACS)——Awarded

Contracts

  • Launderette Management Services (ACS) · WashcoSME

    Signed
    22 Jun 2023
    Value
    £2,065,000
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Sheffield

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Arts Tower, Western Bank, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S10 2TNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England, Wales and Northern IrelandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Washco LtdAwarded supplier00231369 James Armstrongs Holdings Ltd, Mobbs Way, Gorleston Road Industrial Estate, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 3AL, Lowestoft, East of England, NR32 3AL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.