Tender: Linen and Laundry Services Framework for NHS, Independent Healthcare and Public Sector – HealthTrust Europe

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HealthTrust Europe is seeking suppliers for a UK-wide framework agreement to provide linen and laundry services to NHS bodies, independent healthcare providers and the wider public sector, offering flexible routes from a fully outsourced managed service to individual elements of linen and laundry provision. The framework covers laundering of customer-owned items, linen hire and asset management, specialist sterile theatre and cleanroom textile services, outright purchase of linen and textiles, and lease or purchase of laundry equipment, and is split into Lots: Lot 1 – Total Linen & Laundry Managed Service (end-to-end management; bidders must demonstrate capability across the services in Lots 2 and 3 and any additional services in Lots 4 and 5), Lot 2 – Linen Laundering Services (off-site collection, washing, finishing and return of customer-owned items), Lot 3 – Linen Hire & Asset Management (supplier-owned linen hire with processing, inventory and lifecycle management plus optional workwear and automated scrub dispensing programmes), Lot 4 – Sterile Theatre Textiles (specialist processing for CE-marked barrier theatre textiles, sterile gowns, sterile packs and surgical drapes; suppliers must hold BS EN 14065:2016 and BS EN ISO 13485:2016 and applicable medical device standards), Lot 5 – Specialist Cleanroom Textiles (processing and supply for cleanroom garments and controlled-environment textiles to ISO 14644 and EN 14065 for pharmaceutical, life sciences and research bodies), Lot 6 – Linen & Textile Purchase (outright purchase of new linen and textiles with no laundering or managed service), Lot 7A – Commercial Laundry Equipment (lease with option to acquire, including installation and maintenance support) and Lot 7B – Industrial Laundry Equipment (outright purchase of machinery; supply and delivery only).