Laundry Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD42)

Awarded value£1,500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Express Linen Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Laundry Services for BTH for 12 months whilst the Trust go to tender.<br/>Contract award to incumbent provider via the compliant route SBS Framework

CPV: Laundry-operation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Direct Award Against SBS Framework for Laundry Services for a period of 12 months

Delivery: North West · Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

98311200 Laundry-operation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Feb 2026, 08:44 GMT
Last source update: 20 Feb 2026, 08:44 GMT
Authority reference: W164267
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-015481
Classification (CPV): Laundry-operation services
Delivery area: North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0658bd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Direct award to the incumbent provider for 12month period. In that time the trust will be going out to tender.

Publisher note: This is a direct award against SBS framework SBS10503. Reason for direct award is timeframe

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,500,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Express Linen ServicesSME	£1,500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 015481-2026-1 · Express Linen ServicesSME
Signed
20 Feb 2026
Value
£1,500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, North West, FY3 8NRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Express Linen Services LimitedAwarded supplier06432394 1 Brunel Way, Blackpool & Fylde Industrial, Blackpool, North West, FY4 5ESContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.