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Laundry Equipment & Services

Buyer: Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) →

BuyerSouthern Universities Management Services (SUMS)
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£0
Published17 Aug 2026

What is being bought

SUPC is exploring the viability of a potential framework agreement. The scope of this tender is the procurement of Laundry Equipment, services, supporting infrastructure and maintenance/repair of the associated equipment. Domestic equipment and the hire of linen or linen services is not covered by this tender. Rather than focusing solely on the purchase of equipment, the proposed framework aims to provide access to a range of complementary products and services that institutions may procure individually or in combination, depending on their operational requirements. At this stage, the proposed scope may include: commercial laundry equipment; managed laundry services and concession models; payment and digital technology platforms; maintenance and repair services; installation and commissioning; associated consultancy and technical advice; sustainability reporting and asset management support.

Categories

Punchcard readers 30216300Laundry supplies 39291000Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines 42716000Linen ironing and folding equipment 42717000Vending machines 42933000Software package utilities 48700000Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services 50800000Installation services of laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines 51543400International payment transfer services 66115000Point of sale (POS) software development services 72212110Laundry-management services 98311100Laundry-operation services 98311200

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 4 Jan 2027 to 3 Jan 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
LOT-0000Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines, Punchcard readers, Laundry supplies, Linen ironing and folding equipment, Vending machines, Software package utilities, Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services, Installation services of laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines, International payment transfer services, Point of sale (POS) software development services, Laundry-management services, Laundry-operation servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 30. The category anchor is Punchcard readers (30216300); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 307772 median · 43 average (287 of 777 with a bid count)3.6 average (316 of 777 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
SUPC are looking to conduct Pre Market Engagement (PME) to understand the supplier market, the different commercial models in use and the technologies operating in this area to make informed decisions to assess the potential viability of this framework agreement and the specification that would form the basis of any such requirements. We would like feedback to gain a better understanding of how you manage your prices, the geographical areas in which you operate, the regulatory considerations for this market as well as how you currently contract with the HE sector and what we can do to replicate or improve these processes under a framework agreement. A link to our supplier questionnaire can be found below once you’ve had a chance to review the information: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=msJVk3q_B0OItSC74Z9pghnqC7j0TRBIn-j2xytzFgtUQU4zVEk0RUZKSzBFQjI3MExUNEtCWjVHViQlQCN0PWcu We encourage suppliers to review the draft specification documents and to make track changes to these, allowing for thoughts and suggestions to be fed back to us which will help us determine the final version of the specification. Please upload these documents to the tendering system to facilitate this feedback to SUPC. Further information around the process can be found in the briefing document accessible to suppliers in the tendering system link below: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/107604/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders&b=UK Change to the deadline for supplier engagement: *Please be advised that the preliminary market engagement period has been extended to 7th September 2026 at 18:00 to allow for further market engagement. Suppliers who have already submitted amended documents are not required to resubmit them. However, suppliers may revise and resubmit their documents during the extended engagement period should they wish to do so. For the avoidance of doubt, information previously submitted as part of this preliminary market engagement will not be disregarded and will continue to form part of the exercise going forward. Suppliers who have not yet engaged with this exercise remain welcome to review the documents and submit feedback via the tendering portal as well as completing the supplier questionnaire (both links detailed above) before the extended deadline. Contact Details: Taron Smith - t.a.smith@sums.ac.ukengagement7 Sept 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d044
Latest release ID078004-2026
Latest release timestampMon Aug 17 2026 09:59:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£0
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
17 Aug 2026planningUpdate078004-2026
22 Jul 2026planningUpdate069058-2026
21 Jul 2026planning068889-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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22 Jul 2026 · 069058-2026 · planningUpdate
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