Planning

Cheshire and Merseyside ICS - Linen and Laundry Services

  • Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Countess of Chester
  • Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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  • Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust
  • Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-020568

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051131

Published 12 May 2025, 3:22pm



Scope

Reference

PR-3917

Description

Linen and Laundry 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

Total value (estimated)

  • £12,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £14,400,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
  • Possible extension to 31 August 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 39518000 - Hospital linen

Contract locations

  • UKD6 - Cheshire
  • UKD62 - Cheshire East

Engagement

Engagement deadline

12 June 2025

Engagement process description

Cheshire and Merseyside ICS (the ICS) has engaged the services of HealthTrust Europe (HTE), to support in the renewal of Linen and Laundry Service contracts.

The engagement will be conducted through meetings. Each supplier that has expressed an interest to take part in this pre-market engagement will receive a Supplier Briefing Pack which contains details of the Contracting Authorities in scope, overview of current position, current linen requirements, Agenda for the meeting and issues the Trusts intend to overcome through the resulting procurement. Suppliers will be invited to a meeting to present to stakeholders from the Contracting Authority and HealthTrust Europe.

Date of Pre-Market Engagement Meetings: Wednesday 11th June 2025and Thursday 12th June 2025

Venue: TBC

Time of Meetings: To be arranged directly with Supplier

Representatives from the Trusts: This will include representatives from Procurement, Facilities and Linen Services across the Trusts.

Representatives from the Supplier: No more than 2 representatives - names to be provided prior to arrival

The engagement exercises aims to establish the following

* Developing the authority's requirements and approach to the procurement;

* Designing a procedure, conditions of participation or award criteria;

* Preparing the tender notice and associated tender documents;

* Identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the goods, services or works required;

* Identify likely contractual terms; and

* Building capacity among suppliers in relation to the contract being awarded.

Expression of Interest should be made to: demelza.leadbetter@htepg.com


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 September 2025


Contracting authorities

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: RW4

V7 Building, Kings Business Park

Prescot

L34 1PJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKD71 - East Merseyside

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: RBL

Arrowe Park Road, Upton

Wirral

CH49 5PE

United Kingdom

Region: UKD74 - Wirral

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: RWW

Lovely Lane

Warrington

WA5 1QG

United Kingdom

Region: UKD61 - Warrington

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Countess of Chester

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: RJR

The Countess Of Chester Health Park

Chester

CH2 1HJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: RBS

Eaton Road, West Derby

Liverpool

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Region: UKD72 - Liverpool

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: RBQ

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3PE

United Kingdom

Region: UKD72 - Liverpool

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: RBN

Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

United Kingdom

Region: UKD71 - East Merseyside

Organisation type: Public authority - central government


Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

HealthTrust Europe LLP

Summary of their role in this procurement: On 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.

  • Companies House: OC358224

19 George Road

Birmingham

B15 1NU

United Kingdom

Contact name: Customer Care

Telephone: 08458875000

Email: customercare@htepg.com

Website: http://www.healthtrusteurope.com

Region: UKG31 - Birmingham


Contact organisation

Contact HealthTrust Europe LLP for any enquiries.