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Flushing of Water Outlets

ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:02.

Opportunity overview

The Royal Papworth Hospital requires a comprehensive water outlet flushing service to mitigate the risk of harmful bacterial growth. The service provider shall be responsible for delivering an enhanced flushing service to the Trust, including but not limited to the following: a) Running and flushing of 1,193 washbasins, 400 WC's and 260 showers across the Main Hospital Site five days a week, Monday to Friday. b) Conducting water sampling when applicable, with all necessary equipment and training provided by the Trust. c) Ensuring that all outlets are flushed for a minimum of 6 minutes, on all five days from Monday to Friday, with no individual outlet exceeding a 2-day non-flushing period. This may require working on Bank Holidays. d) Delivering flushing services exclusively at the Royal Papworth Hospital site. e) The supplier must prepare an emergency contingency plan in case of staff shortages or service disruptions. f) Flushing pattern and frequency could alter as the requirements change, the Trust will provide a 3 month notice before any alterations. g) The supplier must provide their staff with a mobile device to record the flushing on an app called Compass 2 Reporting system, staff will receive training to upload the data.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Proeconomy Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£115.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Jun 2025
Award ID
033719-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
02861698
Location
Milton Keynes, UKH1, MK5 8HL, United Kingdom

PROECONOMY LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£230.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Jul 2025
Including VAT
£277.1k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02861698
Location
Milton Keynes, UKJ12, MK5 8HL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV90000000 — Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
  • CPV79993100 — Facilities management services

Lots

  • Flushing of outlets throughout the hospital£135k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
RPH2023109
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
6 Jun 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
7 May 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
30 days

Enquiry period

Ends
7 May 2025, 12:00

Classification

Id
90000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Options
No
Description
Flushing of outlets throughout the hospital

Value

Amount
135,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
162,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
18 Jul 2026, 23:59
Starts
19 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79993100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Facilities management services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
014749-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
11 Apr 2025, 16:15

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDNZ-7768-RRQQ
Name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB2 0AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Papworth Road Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PDNZ-7768-RRQQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Procurement Department
Telephone
01223 638000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-29386
Name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH12
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB2 0AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Papworth Road Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-151948
Name
Proeconomy Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH1
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK5 8HL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
23 Roebuck Way, Shenley Lodge, Milton Keynes MK5 8HL

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
02861698
Legal Name
Proeconomy Limited

Contact

Telephone
+44 1525854111
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-114660
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL,
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 5
Id
GB-NHS-RGM
Name
ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB2 0AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
RGM
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PDNZ-7768-RRQQ
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 6
Id
GB-COH-02861698
Name
PROECONOMY LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK5 8HL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
23 Beaufort Court Roebuck Way

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
02861698
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGXT-1418-JXYW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
033719-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-151948
Name
Proeconomy Limited

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02861698
Name
PROECONOMY LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
033719-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
033719-2025-1
Date Signed
19 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
115,466.4
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
18 Jul 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
230,932.8
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
277,119.36

Period

Ends
17 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
18 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
17 Aug 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Only one 12 month extension is possible. This will be decided if there is still a requirement.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067335-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
22 Oct 2025, 09:39

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Completion of flushing
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
staff identification and presentation
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
the timely and accurate submission of records

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cambridge · UKH12 · CB2 0AY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0501e0-2025-10-22T09:39:24+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·