Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Laundry Chemicals, Tanks and Pumps
Authority: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STH) operates a large in‑house laundry facility, processing approximately 632,000 textile items per month in support of clinical and patient‑care services. The Trust is now seeking suppliers to participate the procurement exercise for the supply of laundry chemicals, pumps, and tanks.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Laundry supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£361,100
- Economic & financial standing
All listed in the Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
All listed in the Tender Documents
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality and Social Value: 50%
- Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality and Social Value
- Cost
- Economic & financial standing
All listed in the Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
All listed in the Tender Documents
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2031
- First published
- 2 Mar 2026, 12:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
C415501- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037574- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f73Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Project Ref: C415501
Timeline
2 Mar 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published241 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:15 GMT
- Market engagement219 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
The RFI process is being undertaken to allow the soft market testing for Supply of Laundry Chemicals, Tanks and Pumps. As part of this process, we would welcome your comments on the draft specification and any other relevant information outlined in the preliminary documents, which can be accessed via the Atamis e-tendering portal under reference: C415501.
- Tender notice published188 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:54 BST
- Clarification questions by108 days ago13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline94 days ago27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by37 days ago21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published30 days ago29 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 63 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Mar 2026, 12:15 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Mar 2026, 12:17 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Apr 2026, 12:54 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £361,10024 Apr 2026, 12:54 BSTwas £406,450
- Status changed to active24 Apr 2026, 12:54 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Apr 2026, 12:54 BST
- Deadline published: 25 May 2026, 12:00 BST24 Apr 2026, 12:54 BST
- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 08:36 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST20 May 2026, 08:36 BST+63 days · was 25 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published29 Sept 2026, 15:18 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete29 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
Published amendments (2)
Correction made to the CPV code.
Contract start date has changed to the 01/01/2027. So additional time has been allowed for supplier submissions.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-03: 2 releases · 2 Mar 2026, 2 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 28 Sept 2026 | CancelledWe received no bids - re-tendering exercise to be done. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender