Official UK procurement notice
WBC Hand Dryers and Hygiene Services
Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWatford Borough Council is conducting early market engagement to inform a potential direct award of a hygiene services contract. This includes the supply and maintenance of hand dryers, sanitary bins, and air freshener units across various sites. We are seeking feedback from suppliers to better understand market capabilities and innovations, and to ensure value for money, sustainability, and service flexibility.
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CPV: Hand care products · Hand cleaner · Hand sanitizer
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Aug 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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).
- “WBC Hand Dryers and Hygiene Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038604- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c0bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
9 Jul 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Planning notice published9 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
- Market engagement18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
•Questionnaire Issue Date: 9 July 2025
•Responses Due By: 18 July 2025
•Outcome Published / Decision on Direct Award: 21 July 2025
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Jul 2025, 14:05 BSTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender