Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Washroom Services - Call off from ESPO Framework
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 12 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Personnel Hygiene Services Ltd T/A PHS Group Plc
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of washroom services including hand dryers, sanitary waste, nappy and incontinence waste, medical and sharps waste and soap dispensers.
New contract under ESPO Framework following the takeover of Citron by PHS, which replaces all previous agreements.
CPV: Cleaning and sanitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2025, 13:30 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2025, 13:30 BST
- Authority reference
OPEN20251580- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058497- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f0fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Call off from ESPO Framework Agreement (reference 239_24).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel Hygiene Services Ltd T/A PHS Group Plc | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 058497-2025-1 · Personnel Hygiene Services Ltd T/A PHS Group Plc
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of washroom services including hand dryers, sanitary waste, nappy and… | 1bids | — | — | £1 – £600,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £600,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Personnel Hygiene Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.