Published date: 30 May 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 4 July 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Detergents - 39831200

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales

Value of contract

£4,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_275654/1075240

Published date

30 May 2022

Closing date

4 July 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 December 2022

Contract end date

30 November 2029

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Supply of Industrial Laundry Detergent, Detergent Dosing Equipment and Associated Services to HMPPS Laundry Workshops over a 7 year contract.

There are 33 industrial laundry workshops across the prison estate operating washer-extractors from 7 kg up to 200 kg, plus 8 continuous tunnel washers. The laundry workshops provide clean clothes and bedding for approx. 80,000 prisoners every week, plus some external customers. Processing over 8 000 000 kg of laundry per year, this is an essential service to the prisons.

PSPI require laundry detergents and equipment that can provide low-temperature disinfection (no higher than 40 degrees Celsius) providing a minimum 6 log reduction.

Public Sector Prison Industries (PSPI) employ 11,000 prisoners a day across 465 workshops as part of HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).

The purpose of PSPI is to help reduce the potential for prisoners to reoffend and to help Public Sector Prisons deliver Decent Regimes.

Allied to that purpose are 2 main aims:

- to provide employment for prisoners, enabling them to experience real work, 'on the job training', and life skills in the preparation for their release, and

- to produce high quality goods and services.

Laundry Workshop visits available on 16th and 17th June 2022 at HMP Whatton (New Ln, Whatton, Nottingham NG13 9FQ) and HMP Ranby (Retford DN22 8EU)

Mandatory Testing Evaluation from 4th July to 8th July at HMP Wealstun (Thorp Arch, Wetherby LS23 7AZ)

To be able attend site and take part in the testing evaluation bidders must send the following information via Jaggaer message to the Authority by 1:00pm on Thursday 23rd June;

Bidders Wash Programme (so that the programme can be installed onto the machine(s) by onsite HMPPS staff prior to the test day. Bidders should provide processes based upon water hardness of 30ppm)

Attendee details; Full Name, Organisation Name, Date of Birth, National Insurance Number

Testing slot preference rated 1 - 3

Bidders must also send the required chemicals for all 6 wash cycles to HMP Wealstun FAO Sharon Jarvis, Laundry Department by Thursday 23rd June - Additional details on testing requirements in the ITT documents.

About the buyer

Contact name

Maia Lincoln-Mitchell

Address

5 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP
Leeds
LS1 4AP
England

Email

mojprocurementindustries@justice.gov.uk

Website

https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html