Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 9 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Linen & Laundry Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Progress Housing Group (Housing)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£84,000≈ £28k / year · £105,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Feb 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 5 Apr 2029 · up to 5 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 6 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contract is for the provision of providing high-quality linen hire and outsourced laundry services for accommodation facilities, ensuring improved guest experience and operational efficiency. These services will include the hire of linen, including duvets, pillowcases, bed sheets, and towels. These services will also involve a weekly collection of used linen from designated sites, professional laundering, sanitisation, quality checks and a return delivery of clean linen on a scheduled weekly basis.

Bidders should refer to the Specification at Appendix 1 for further details of Progress Housing Group's requirements and the Services that the successful Bidder will be required to provide under the Contract.

Bidders are strongly encouraged to review the Specification in detail to gain a full understanding of the proposed Contract and Progress Housing Group's requirements.

The Contract will be for a period of 3 years with a possibility to extend up to a further 2 years. (subject to the rights of termination contained in the Contract).

CPV: Laundry bags · Laundry supplies · Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines · Linen fabrics · Linen ironing and folding equipment · Textile household articles · Washing and dry-cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£84,000
Contract period: 6 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 5 Apr 2031 with extensionsValue: £84,000 exc. VAT · £105,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: + 2 year extension available after initial 3 year contract period.

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

Lot awarding rule: - 10% social value; - 40% technical and quality; - 50% cost.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
9 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
Last source update
29 May 2026, 16:01 BST
Authority reference
4.8 A
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001776
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Laundry bagsLaundry suppliesLaundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machinesLinen fabricsLinen ironing and folding equipmentTextile household articlesWashing and dry-cleaning services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060297 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
11 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jan 2026 → 29 May 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published288 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by264 days ago
    2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline255 days ago
    11 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts202 days ago
    6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published148 days ago
    29 May 2026, 16:01 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    29 May 2026, 16:01 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 May 2026, 16:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—29 May 2026Cancelled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

PROGRESS HOUSING GROUP LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP28685R · GB-PPON: PWGG-8412-VRPY Sumner House 21 King Street, Leyland, North West, PR25 2LWContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender