AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wrexham County Borough Council withdrew its procurement for dry-cleaning and laundry services for mechanics’ overalls and workshop mats. No supplier was awarded and the council stated it would not proceed with the tender process at that time.
Published outcomeCancelled procurement; no contract award or signed contract is evidenced.
Market significanceThe opportunity covered a recurring collection, cleaning and delivery service, but the published termination notice means it did not result in a reported supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current procurement status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Award record 1 is marked "cancelled"; the tender status is "complete" and the published document is a procurement termination notice.
Termination decision date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 finalStatusDate: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Termination rationale
99% confidenceThe council withdrew the procurement and stated it would not proceed with the tender process at that time.
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Award statusDetails: "Wrexham County Borough Council has decided to withdraw this procurement and will not be proceeding with the tender process at this time."
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNo concluded or signed contract evidenced
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The only award record is cancelled and no suppliers or contract dates are supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published maximum opportunity value
90% confidence£37,500
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Process value_max is 37500 GBP.
Awarded contract value
99% confidenceUnknown; no award value reported
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The cancelled award has no value amount and no supplier is named.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence8 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 064192-2026 dated 2026-07-08T13:11:03+01:00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence10 August 2026, 09:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline: 2026-08-10T09:00:00+01:00.
Termination notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Termination document 098579-2026 was published at 2026-10-19T15:00:20+01:00.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract_start_at or contract_end_at is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDry-cleaning and laundry service with collection and delivery of mechanics’ PPE overalls and workshop mats.
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Process description.
Indicative weekly volumes
95% confidenceEstimated 10 to 40 sets of mechanics’ PPE overalls and 4 workshop mats each week.
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Process description.
Service arrangement
96% confidenceAfter the initial collection, collection of soiled items and delivery of cleaned items were required simultaneously on the same scheduled weekly visit.
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Process description.
Service window
96% confidenceMonday to Friday, 09:00 to 15:00; the agreed collection and delivery day and time was intended to remain consistent.
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Process description.
Lots
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender details list lot 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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Process procurement_method_details: "Below threshold - open competition".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process main_category is services.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores, evaluation results or award rationale are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract terms
99% confidenceNo contract terms concluded
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The procurement was cancelled and no contract record, start date, end date, duration, pricing structure or extension terms is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Operational delivery consideration
90% confidenceThe requirement anticipated a fixed, simultaneous weekly exchange of cleaned and soiled garments and mats, creating a route-density and scheduling consideration for potential providers.
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The published scope requires simultaneous collection and delivery on a consistent weekly schedule.
Demand variability
91% confidenceThe stated weekly range of 10 to 40 sets of overalls indicates variable expected volumes within the described service.
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Process description gives an estimate of 10 to 40 sets weekly.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Outcome evidence
99% confidenceHigh confidence cancellation outcome
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A Find a Tender procurement termination notice and cancelled award status are supplied.
No awardee information
99% confidenceNo supplier identity, award value or individual allocation was published in the supplied data because the procurement was cancelled.
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Suppliers array is empty; award value is null; award status is cancelled.
Incomplete commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender responses, evaluation, pricing, contract duration, contract dates, extension options and detailed lot description.
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Relevant supplied fields are absent or null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No supplier was named because the only reported award record was cancelled.
- No awarded value, contract value, contract start date, contract end date, duration, pricing or extension terms were supplied.
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation results, scoring or detailed reason for withdrawal beyond the council’s stated decision was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wrexham County Borough Councildry cleaning tenderlaundry services tendermechanics overallsworkshop matsprocurement cancelledFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Wrexham dry-cleaning and laundry services tender?
No supplier won. The procurement was cancelled and no supplier award was reported.
Why was the procurement cancelled?
The council stated that it had decided to withdraw the procurement and would not proceed with the tender process at that time.
What services were requested?
The scope covered weekly collection, cleaning and delivery of mechanics’ PPE overalls and workshop mats.
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