Healthcare Soft FM

Buy soft facilities management services designed for the Healthcare sector. Includes linen and laundry, catering, waste, cleaning and security services.

Description

All public sector and central government bodies can use this agreement but it is specifically designed to meet the needs of health care providers such as:
  • NHS acute trusts
  • community health trusts
  • mental health trusts
  • ambulance services
  • GP’s
The agreement reflects all the latest NHS standards such as the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 and the HTM 07-01: Safe and sustainable management of healthcare waste.  Buyers can purchase single services from an individual lot or purchase multiple services in a bundled option. Services you can buy include:
  • linen and laundry including the collection, wash and return of laundry and specialist laundry services
  • waste services including the collection, storage and removal of general, recycled, classified, clinical and medical waste
  • security including guarding services such as alarm response, access control, passes and perimeter guarding
  • visitor support services such as reception duties and telephony services
  • grounds maintenance including soft landscaping, tree surgery, snow and ice clearance and planting
  • porterage services: transporting patients, stores, and equipment
  • catering such as patient feeding, meeting hospitality, event catering, full restaurant services and vending services
  • cleaning such as routine and reactive cleaning services, including pest control, ambulance vehicle decontamination

Benefits

  • designed around the needs of the NHS and the latest NHS standards
  • provides a simplified customer journey which allows you to buy several services from one agreement
  • you can call-off for single services or you can buy a bundle of services together to ensure all your needs are met
  • increased opportunities for SMEs to bid
  • supports the NHS in reaching its Net Zero target

Carbon Reduction

All suppliers for this agreement have committed to comply with the Procurement Policy Note 06/21: 'Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts' as required. If a supplier is required to publish a carbon reduction plan, you can find it on their individual supplier details page.

Products and suppliers

There are 28 suppliers on this agreement

Lot 1a: Standard Wash Linen & Laundry Services
Buy standard wash linen and laundry services for hired or owned items. Includes processing (wash and finish) and transportation (collection and return) of linen items.

Expires:

4 suppliers

Lot 1b: Specialist Laundry Services (Theatre Packs)
Buy specialist laundry services for sterile theatre packs and drapes. Includes processing (wash and finish) and transportation (collection and return) of items.

Expires:

2 suppliers

Lot 1c: Bundled Standard Wash & Specialist Laundry Services
Buy a single bundled service including standard wash services for linens and specialist laundry services for sterile theatre packs and drapes.

Expires:

2 suppliers

Lot 1d: Specialist Cleanroom Laundry Services
Buy specialist cleanroom laundry services including the processing (wash and finish) and transportation (collection and return) of cleanroom garments.

Expires:

1 suppliers

Lot 2a: General Cleaning and Pest Control
Buy a range of cleaning services including routine cleaning, reactive cleaning, scheduled cleaning, and pest control services.

Expires:

14 suppliers

Lot 2b: Ambulance and vehicle deep clean
Buy specialist ambulance and vehicle deep cleaning services including internal and external vehicle cleaning, vehicle decontamination and a make ready service.

Expires:

2 suppliers

Lot 3a: Non-Hazardous Clinical Waste
Buy waste management services for non-hazardous clinical waste. Includes collection, transportation, recycling or recovery/treatment and disposal.

Expires:

4 suppliers

Lot 3b: Hazardous Clinical Waste
Buy waste management services for hazardous clinical waste. Includes collection, transportation, recycling or recovery/treatment and disposal.

Expires:

4 suppliers

Lot 3c: General Waste (Hazardous and Non-Hazardous)

Expires:

6 suppliers

Lot 3d: Recyclable General Waste
Buy waste management services for recyclable waste. Includes collection, transportation, recycling or recovery/treatment and disposal.

Expires:

6 suppliers

Lot 3e: Confidential Waste

Expires:

7 suppliers

Lot 3f: Sanitary Waste
Buy waste management services for feminine hygiene waste. Includes collection, transportation, recycling or recovery/treatment and disposal.

Expires:

3 suppliers

Lot 3g: Total Waste Management

Expires:

4 suppliers

Lot 4a: Patient Catering

Expires:

6 suppliers

Lot 4b: Retail Catering & Hospitality Services

Expires:

6 suppliers

Lot 5: Bundled Soft FM Services

Expires:

6 suppliers

How to buy

Before you can buy through this framework you will need to complete the Customer User Agreement (CUA) form. Please return the completed CUA form by email to info@crowncommercial.gov.uk quoting ‘RM6331 CUA’ in the subject line of the email. Once your CUA form has been processed you will receive a unique reference number which will give you access to use the framework. Your unique reference number should be used on all communication between you, CCS and the supplier. Your unique reference number will help us identify you quickly and track your details.

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