Official UK procurement notice
Laundry Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerbyshire Constabulary (DC) is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to inform the development of a proposed procurement for Laundry Services at two custody suites located within Derbyshire.
The laundry service is a critical provision required primarily for the effective running of the custody suite facilities. A lack of correctly laundered custody items is high risk to the day-to-day detention of detainees and impacts on the health, safety and welfare of police officers, detainees and cleaning operatives handling the laundry 24/7.
The legal system for processing of a detainee cannot be placed at risk by inadequate laundering services; therefore, the contractor must guarantee delivery of reliable and safe laundering services.
The Contractor must maintain service Standards in line with BS EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System and laundering to HSE guidance standards: www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/blood-born… ↗ and must also support the DC in ensuring custody regulations set out in the PACE Code Care are adhered to.
Service times are Monday – Friday, 52 weeks per annum including delivery/collection changes to account for bank holidays.
Items currently originating at custody facilities may include but not be limited to; custody cell blankets, high risk suit top and bottoms and smocks (made of special risk anti-rip material), bath and hand towels, jogging bottoms, sweatshirts and t-shirts. DC also have ad hoc requirements for items such as tunic uniform jacket and trousers, white shirts, tops, trousers, tablecloths, tea towels, some require dry clean, some machine washable.
The successful contractor must have a suitable method of transport to collect and deliver laundry within Derbyshire.
The purpose of this engagement is to understand the current market, including supplier capability and capacity, service delivery models, geographical coverage, response times and pricing structures. Feedback from potential suppliers will help inform the scope and specification of the proposed requirement, the most appropriate procurement approach and the commercial arrangements necessary to deliver an effective and value-for-money service. This engagement will also provide an opportunity for DC to identify potential risks, challenges and opportunities within the market before proceeding with any formal procurement process.
The PME is for information gathering purposes only and does not constitute a formal invitation to tender or a commitment to proceed with the proposed document.
CPV: Laundry supplies · Laundry-collection services · Laundry-management services · Laundry-operation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire buys Washing and dry-cleaning services (CPV 9831), and who usually turns up
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire has little published record in this market. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Washing and dry-cleaning services (CPV 9831) →
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Half of these awards have an award date within 40 days of the bid deadline.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid26%
2–339%
4–635%
7+0%
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Below estimate20%
Within ±2%47%
Above estimate33%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 9831No real estimate
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1 bid15%
2–337%
4–644%
7+5%
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Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| IMPERIAL LAUNDRYEarlier contract | The Provision of Laundry Servicesnotice published Jan 2023 | — | £100k | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
50% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
50% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (50% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
The Provision of Laundry Services — held by IMPERIAL LAUNDRY; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 23 Oct 2026, 14:11 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 14:11 BST
- Authority reference
DP1117- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100539- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f1dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 Oct 2026 → 3 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published1 day ago23 Oct 2026, 14:11 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Market engagementin 20 days13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Derbyshire Constabulary (DC) is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to inform the development of a proposed procurement for Laundry Services at two custody suites located within Derbyshire.
- Tender notice expectedin 37 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 70 days3 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Oct 2026, 14:11 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender