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Published 23 Oct 2025, 11:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AT1465 Cleaning of Silicone Render to Low Rise and Medium Rise Buildings & Abseil Cleaning of all High Rise Blocks

Official notice

Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£320,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 7 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Jan 2030 · starts 2 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Luton Council will be going out to tender for Cleaning of Silicone Render to Low Rise and Medium Rise Buildings & Abseil Cleaning of all High Rise Blocks. The council would like to engage with suitably qualified and experienced cleaning contractors to design and deliver proposals for the following services:

  1. Rendered Wall Cleaning

To provide a detailed proposal and undertake the cleaning and maintenance of rendered walls on blocks of flats, ensuring they are maintained in a good state of repair and appearance.

  1. Abseil Cleaning of High-Rise Buildings

To provide specialist abseil cleaning services for all Council-owned high-rise residential buildings featuring full metal cladding, ensuring that all works are completed to a high standard of cleanliness, safety, and compliance.

  1. Window Cleaning

To carry out the external cleaning of windows on Council-owned residential blocks, including high-rise properties, using appropriate access methods such as abseil, reach-and-wash, or other approved techniques. All works must be undertaken to ensure a streak-free finish and to maintain the overall aesthetic of the buildings.

  1. Pigeon Spikes – Replacement and Re-Fixing

To inspect, clean, and, where required, replace or securely re-fix pigeon deterrent spikes using permanent fixings as agreed with the Council. All installations must be robust, durable, and appropriate for long-term use, preventing reoccurrence of bird fouling and nesting on ledges and cladding.

CPV: Cleaning services · Pest-control services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 2 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Oct 2025, 11:24 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2025, 11:24 BST
Authority reference
DN795056
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067738
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning servicesPest-control services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d245 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 Oct 2025 → 2 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published371 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 11:24 BST
  2. Market engagement356 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    The Council will be hosting Meet The Buyer event, online via MS Teams on Thursday 6th November 2025 at 11:00am, so interested parties can find out more about the opportunity and ask relevant questions.

    If you would like to attend this even, please email your details (name, position, company name and email address) to [email protected] no later than Wednesday 29th October 2025 to register your interest.

  3. Tender notice expected355 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts300 days ago
    2 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Oct 2025, 11:24 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Luton Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWCV-4283-GVPW Town Hall, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure