Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Servicing and Maintenance of the Laundry Production Equipment 2026
Authority: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo support the day to day operation of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (The Client)'s Laundry Production Equipment, a Contractor is required to carry out both planned and ad-hoc (e.g. reactive) engineering servicing and maintenance at the Nottingham City Hospital (The Service).
The objective is to ensure the Laundry Production Equipment is supported by qualified engineers and subsequently fit for the purpose of enabling the Client’s staff to operate the equipment safely, efficiently and reliably.
The Contractor is expected to deliver full engineering services to cover planned preventive and reactive maintenance. Servicing the laundry equipment regularly ensures wash results, optimizes the client's chemical usage, reduces the likelihood of costly breakdown and increases the life of the machinery and equipment, mitigating having to buy a new machine due to lack of maintenance.
The Contractor will be required to utilize the Client's digital planned preventative maintenance (PPM) system to provide the service.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2026, 14:27 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
- Authority reference
C433682- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039337- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068212Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
The Client awarded its previous contract following an open tender process: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002899-2025 ↗
However, the incumbent contractor has since ceased providing the Service without warning despite:
- a requirement of the contract stipulated that the Contractor give an early warning by notifying the client as soon as it became aware of any matter which could impair the effectiveness of the service:
- a lack indication from the Client's financial checks that the incumbent contractor was likely to enter financial difficulty
Following discussion with third parties acting on behalf of the incumbent contractor, it is understood the business will be liquidated and wound up accordingly, resulting in a lack of sufficient engineering support, risking the failure of the Client's laundry equipment.
The previous contract has been terminated. However, the Client is not in a position to cease the Services whilst a formal procurement activity is carried out.
Therefore the Client is issuing this notice in connection with the direct award of a contract for the Service following termination of the previous contract in accordance with relevant grounds under section 41 of the Procurement Act (Urgency) whilst a formal procurement exercise is carried out.
Suppliers are invited to email the named contact on this notice to express an interest in the subsequent procurement exercise.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Apr 2026 → 29 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends180 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published178 days ago29 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published14 Apr 2026, 14:27 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 Apr 2026, 14:41 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published29 Apr 2026, 15:36 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midsco Mechanical LimitedSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 | £200,000same award published again · counted once | 14 Apr 2026standstill to 27 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| Midsco Mechanical LimitedSME | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Servicing and Maintenance of the Laundry Production Equipment 2026 · Midsco Mechanical LimitedSME
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2026
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 30 Apr 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The service period is 6 months ending on 31 October 2026, with a potential further 6 month extension, taking the maximum permissible end date to 30 April 2027, meaning the service period may be extended to a maximum of 12 months
4 agreed KPIs: Downtime · Right First Time · Service & Incident Reporting …
- Downtime, Percentage of Downtime per Piece of Equipment
- Right First Time, Number of Critical Defects arising
- Service & Incident Reporting, Number of health and safety incidents occuring during the service period
- Response Times, Contractor meeting the agreed response times
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Midsco Mechanical LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender