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Published 20 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHSL424 WEST OF SCOTLAND LAUNDRY CONTINUOUS BATCH WASHER LINE REPLACEMENT

Official notice

Authority: NHS Lanarkshire (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,700,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Lanarkshire Health Board, a statutory body constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (“the Board”), wishes to procure the replacement of the infected linen Continuous Batch Washer (CBW) line at the West of Scotland Laundry (“the Goods and Services”). A Specification detailing the mandatory requirements of the Board is provided in Appendix 1 – Specification. The successful Contractor will become a Key Service Partner to the West of Scotland Laundry for the life of the equipment.

CPV: Installation services of laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines · Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£1,700,000
Delivery: Scotland · West of Scotland Laundry
Extensions: The Board is seeking proposals for 2 options: Option 1 – maintain the current quantity of gas dryers on site (Qty.4) Option 2 – increase the quantity of gas dryers on site to 5 in order to increase throughput within the laundry, meet potential future service demand, and provide contingency. Tenderers are required to provide proposals and the associated pricing for both options. · The Board may extend the Contract for a further 60 months (5 years) beyond the initial contract length. Increments of any extension period will be at the discretion of the Board.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Overall Quality/Technical Criteria: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Overall Quality/Technical Criteria: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to tender documents

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
20 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Sept 2026 – …
Authority reference
NHSL424
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087037
Classification (CPV)
Installation services of laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machinesLaundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM8)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e820 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

NHS Lanarkshire's standard terms and conditions for the provision of goods and services

Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=840648. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:840648) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=840648

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Sept 2026 → 28 Sept 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published43 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST
  2. Bids opened36 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline29 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    14 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST
    +7 days · was 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.221 Sept 202628 Sept 2026+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.721 Sept 202628 Sept 2026+7 d

Following a supplier request to allow further time to co-ordinate with potential sub-contractors.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Lanarkshire

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth NHS Lanarkshire Headquarters, Kirklands, Fallside Road, Bothwell, Scotland, G71 8BBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body Hamilton

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria