Linen and Laundry
Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health
In brief
Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to buy uniform and PPE work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
It is a framework worth up to £100,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 30 September 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 11 bids per contract for uniform and PPE contracts across the UK (from 138 awards in the last 12 months).
Framework
Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £100,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
HealthTrust Europe is establishing a new multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of comprehensive Linen and Laundry Services to the UK public sector. The Framework comprises six distinct specialist lots: • Lot 1: Total Linen & Laundry Managed Service • Lot 2: Linen Laundering Services • Lot 3: Linen Hire & Asset Management • Lot 4: Sterile Theatre Textiles • Lot 5: Specialist Cleanroom Textiles • Lot 6: Linen & Textile Purchase • Lot 7a: Commercial Laundry Equipment • Lot 7b: Industrial Laundry Equipment The bodies to whom the use of this framework will be open include all contracting authorities in the United Kingdom as defined in Section 1 of the Procurement Act 2023. In…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 023783-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 025483-2026
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 049164-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
23Awards
4Similar open tenders
All open uniform and PPE tenders- £400kestimated
- £1.3bnframework ceiling
- £51kestimated
- £7.33mframework ceiling
- £135kestimated
From notice 023783-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 March 2026, last updated 26 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.