Awarded contract

3725.PS.LWM.23 - Launderette Management Services (ACS)

Details

Buyer: University of Sheffield
Supplier(s): Washco Ltd
Value: £2,065,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Laundry-management services
Published: 4 July 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The University of Sheffield wishes to work in partnership with an innovative and customer facing contractor for the provision of the residential launderette's service. The service to be provided includes provision and installation of machines, decoration of the Premises in which the Equipment is located, repairs and maintenance to the Equipment, promotion of the service and provision of management information. The Contractor shall ensure that at all times during the Contract Term, the Equipment will be kept in a good state of repair. The full technical specification can be found in the ITT documentation which will be available after you have expressed your interest on In-Tend. Tender Process and Documentation: This is an FTS Open tender exercise. The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender, they must be submitted via the In-tend System. Your tender response must also be submitted through InTend to arrive by the date and time specified. Late tenders will not be considered.

Timeline

Completed: Award published4 July 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 August 2023
Next: Contract expiry date31 July 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

University of Sheffield is a higher education institution whose Procurement Office lets and manages contracts for its schools and departments. Tenders are run through the In-Tend portal, and where required on the Central Digital Platform. The university also buys through regional and national frameworks as a member of the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium, part of UKUPC. They cover catering, furniture, computing, laboratory supplies, postal services, domestic services, professional services and stationery. Once a contract is let, each school and department must buy from the contracted supplier. Lower-value purchases are handled by departments through quotation exercises.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Sheffield's contract awards have been in construction work, industrial machinery and laboratory and precision equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

98311100 · Laundry-management services
98311200 · Laundry-operation services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov