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Published 22 May 2025, 10:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Linen and Laundry Services

Official notice

Authority: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: Health Trust Europe

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

"Laundry and linen Services including collection, wash, finish, return and linen hire.

The service includes processing (wash and finish), transportation (collection and return) and linen hire (Inc. Mops) service.

Service Requirements include:

  • A linen hire service.
  • Processing (wash and finish) service for hired linen and/ or Participating Authority’s owned linen.
  • Linen and laundry transportation (collection and delivery) service to and from Participating Authority site locations/ designated pick up and drop off points.
  • Express Service (collection, wash, finish, and return) for Participating Authority’s owned linen where requested.
  • Any other product or service that is determined to be within scope of linen and laundry services

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CPV: Facilities management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
22 May 2025, 10:52 BST
Last source update
22 May 2025, 10:52 BST
Authority reference
PR-2888
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024587
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Facilities management services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051cf9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 10:52 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 10:52 BST
    UK1

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

2 public bodies on the notice

Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RAJ Nether Mayne, Basildon, East of England, SS16 5NLContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

  • Health Trust EuropeProcess contact pointProcuring entityOn 11th August 2021, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) published a contract notice for procurement partner services. HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) was selected to provide these services under the MSE Framework, including access to HTE's public sector frameworks. HTE is now conducting this procurement exercise as part of its services to the Customers under the MSE Framework.GB-COH: OC358224 Birmingham, West MidlandsContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender