Published date: 26 February 2020

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: 24 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Repair services of garments and textiles - 50830000

  • Washing and dry-cleaning services - 98310000

  • Laundry-collection services - 98311000

    • Laundry-management services - 98311100

    • Laundry-operation services - 98311200

    • Textile-cleaning services - 98312000

    • Textile-impregnation services - 98312100

    • Pressing services - 98315000

Location of contract

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

Value of contract

£300,000

Procurement reference

tender_227998/832265

Published date

26 February 2020

Closing date

24 March 2020

Contract start date

4 September 2020

Contract end date

3 September 2023

Contract type

Service 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

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) wishes to work in partnership with a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to deliver a Garment Rental and Laundering Service across its national estate.
It will be the Service Provider's responsibility to ensure that they acquire a detailed appreciation of the complexity of the service and the delivery requirements. NHSBT works to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing standards, referred to as Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). The requirements of GMP are extremely rigorous. Compliance with GMP requires robust evidence of an audit trail in all processes. NHSBT attach great importance to accurate and consistent record-keeping and this should be duly noted by the Service Provider.
The quality of the Garment Rental and Laundering Service is an essential part of NHSBT licensing requirements and significant in terms of the effective running of critical life saving services within each Blood Centre.
The Service Provider shall be aware that NHSBT may undergo a period change in the form of refurbishment and adaptation during the contract period. This may include a reduction in the number of sites at which a service is required. It is therefore imperative that a partnering approach is developed in order to manage changes to service regimes.
Please be aware that NHSBT is not a hospital Trust.

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About the buyer

Address

NHS Blood and Transplant, 500 Northway, North Bristol Park
Filton,Bristol
BS34 7QH
England

Email

rosalind.gill@nhsbt.nhs.uk