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Laundry Equipment & Services

Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 00:36.

Opportunity overview

SUPC is exploring the viability of a potential framework agreement. The scope of this tender is the procurement of Laundry Equipment, services, supporting infrastructure and maintenance/repair of the associated equipment. Domestic equipment and the hire of linen or linen services is not covered by this tender. Rather than focusing solely on the purchase of equipment, the proposed framework aims to provide access to a range of complementary products and services that institutions may procure individually or in combination, depending on their operational requirements. At this stage, the proposed scope may include: commercial laundry equipment; managed laundry services and concession models; payment and digital technology platforms; maintenance and repair services; installation and commissioning; associated consultancy and technical advice; sustainability reporting and asset management support.

Classification

  • CPV30216300 — Punchcard readers
  • CPV39291000 — Laundry supplies
  • CPV42716000 — Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines
  • CPV42717000 — Linen ironing and folding equipment
  • CPV42933000 — Vending machines
  • CPV48700000 — Software package utilities
  • CPV50800000 — Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
  • CPV51543400 — Installation services of laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines
  • CPV66115000 — International payment transfer services
  • CPV72212110 — Point of sale (POS) software development services
  • CPV98311100 — Laundry-management services
  • CPV98311200 — Laundry-operation services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

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
EFM4072 SU
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Oct 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Change to the deadline for supplier engagement: *Please be advised that the preliminary market engagement period has been extended to 7th September 2026 at 18:00 to allow for further market engagement. Suppliers who have already submitted amended documents are not required to resubmit them. However, suppliers may revise and resubmit their documents during the extended engagement period should they wish to do so. For the avoidance of doubt, information previously submitted as part of this preliminary market engagement will not be disregarded and will continue to form part of the exercise going forward. Suppliers who have not yet engaged with this exercise remain welcome to review the documents and submit feedback via the tendering portal (link below) as well as completing the supplier questionnaire before the extended deadline. Contact Details: Taron Smith - t.a.smith@sums.ac.uk Link to the tendering system added: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/107604/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders&b=UK
Id
078004-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
3 Jan 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
3 Jan 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
42716000
Description
Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
30216300
Description
Punchcard readers
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
39291000
Description
Laundry supplies
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
42717000
Description
Linen ironing and folding equipment
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
42933000
Description
Vending machines
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
48700000
Description
Software package utilities
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
50800000
Description
Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
51543400
Description
Installation services of laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
66115000
Description
International payment transfer services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212110
Description
Point of sale (POS) software development services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
98311100
Description
Laundry-management services
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
98311200
Description
Laundry-operation services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
SUPC are looking to conduct Pre Market Engagement (PME) to understand the supplier market, the different commercial models in use and the technologies operating in this area to make informed decisions to assess the potential viability of this framework agreement and the specification that would form the basis of any such requirements. We would like feedback to gain a better understanding of how you manage your prices, the geographical areas in which you operate, the regulatory considerations for this market as well as how you currently contract with the HE sector and what we can do to replicate or improve these processes under a framework agreement. A link to our supplier questionnaire can be found below once you’ve had a chance to review the information: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=msJVk3q_B0OItSC74Z9pghnqC7j0TRBIn-j2xytzFgtUQU4zVEk0RUZKSzBFQjI3MExUNEtCWjVHViQlQCN0PWcu We encourage suppliers to review the draft specification documents and to make track changes to these, allowing for thoughts and suggestions to be fed back to us which will help us determine the final version of the specification. Please upload these documents to the tendering system to facilitate this feedback to SUPC. Further information around the process can be found in the briefing document accessible to suppliers in the tendering system link below: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/107604/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders&b=UK Change to the deadline for supplier engagement: *Please be advised that the preliminary market engagement period has been extended to 7th September 2026 at 18:00 to allow for further market engagement. Suppliers who have already submitted amended documents are not required to resubmit them. However, suppliers may revise and resubmit their documents during the extended engagement period should they wish to do so. For the avoidance of doubt, information previously submitted as part of this preliminary market engagement will not be disregarded and will continue to form part of the exercise going forward. Suppliers who have not yet engaged with this exercise remain welcome to review the documents and submit feedback via the tendering portal as well as completing the supplier questionnaire (both links detailed above) before the extended deadline. Contact Details: Taron Smith - t.a.smith@sums.ac.uk
Due
7 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078004-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Aug 2026, 10:59
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)
Id
GB-PPON-PZZN-4928-CWMD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZZN-4928-CWMD

Address

Street Address
Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG6 6BU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Name
Taron Smith
Telephone
0118 228 4020

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Reading · UKJ11 · RG6 6BU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 068889-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 069058-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 078004-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·