Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 11 Nov 2025, 13:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BADC-1426 Cleaning Contracts — UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bassetlaw District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Welland Procurement

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Final published estimate£490,000initial estimate £400,000 · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 3 yrs from 2 Jan 2026 · see each lot

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Bassetlaw District Council are seeking suppliers who are able to carry out daily and weekly cleaning services to the 3 below buildings. Each building will be awarded separately under its own lot; suppliers can bid on one or more lots. An overview of the services is included in the below summaries.

The Bridge Skills Hub:

The building to be included in the cleaning contract is:

The Bridge Skills Hub, Bridge Court, Bridge Place, Worksop, S80 1DT.

This will include cleaning of classrooms, offices, meeting room, 2 suites, kitchens, shower areas, communal area and toilets.

Retford Enterprise Centre:

The building to be included in the cleaning contract is:

11 Randall Way, Retford, DN22 7GR

This will include cleaning in two buildings, REC 1 and REC 2 over two floors in each building. The let offices are not included in this tender, but all communal areas are. There are 19 toilets, 5 kitchens and two large meeting rooms.

Middletons Yard:

The building to be included in the cleaning contract is:

30 Potter Street, Worksop, S80 2FU.

This will include cleaning of two buildings No 83 over two levels and No 87 over three levels and an annexed one-story area called Brewers Yard which includes 7 offices and a Cafe.  The let offices and Cafe are not included in the specification but the communal areas around them are.

Read the full description (226 more characters)

Suppliers are invited to view and respond to the opportunity on the ProContract e-procurement portal.

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a440132f-4284-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2030, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Cleaning services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£490,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1The Bridge Skills HubAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£150,000
The Bridge Skills Hub, Worksop, is looking to appoint a cleaning contractor for daily cleaning Monday - Friday of The Bridge Skills Hub. This is for 2 individuals for 2 hours per day equalling 4 hours in total per day between 6am - 8am. The building consists of six classrooms, a large meeting room, two large unoccupied suites, four offices, two kitchens, two shower areas and 20 toilets.
Contract period: 2 Jan 2026 — 2 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
At the sole discretion of the Council.
90910000 Cleaning services
Lot #2Retford Enterprise CentreAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£170,000
Retford Enterprise Centre are seeking a contractor to provide routine, reactive, and periodic cleaning services Monday-Friday, for a total of 33 hours weekly for all communal areas, 19 toilets, 5 kitchens and two large meeting rooms.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 — 1 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£170,000 exc. VAT · £204,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
At the sole discretion of the Council.
90910000 Cleaning services
Lot #3Middletons YardAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£170,000
Middletons Yard are seeking a contractor to provide routine, reactive, and periodic cleaning services, Monday-Friday, for a total of 33 hours weekly for all communal areas.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 — 1 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£170,000 exc. VAT · £204,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
At the sole discretion of the Council.
90910000 Cleaning services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 60Price: 80
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality Questions60
  • Price40
  • Price40
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality QuestionsQuestion 1 - 20% Question 2 - 20% Question 3 - 10% Question 4 - 10%
  • PricePrice - 40%
  • PricePrice - 40%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2030
First published
11 Nov 2025, 13:25 GMT
Last source update
11 Nov 2025, 13:25 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
DN788833
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056996 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 17:42 BST
  2. Tender notice published391 days ago
    29 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  3. Next notice expected391 days ago
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by342 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline335 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by317 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published317 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 13:25 GMT
  8. Contract starts265 days ago
    2 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
LotAwarded toValueDateStatus
1 · The Bridge Skills Hub; 2 · Retford Enterprise Centre; 3 · Middletons Yardsupplier not published4 Nov 2025Cancelled

Notice history

16 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 13:25 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    11 Nov 2025, 13:25 GMTwas £490,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Nov 2025, 13:25 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    11 Nov 2025, 13:25 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    11 Nov 2025, 13:25 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    11 Nov 2025, 13:25 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 08:44 BSTUK4
  8. Tender notice published
    26 Sept 2025, 16:43 BSTUK4
  9. Published value updated to £490,000
    26 Sept 2025, 16:43 BSTwas £400,000
  10. Deadline moved to 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    26 Sept 2025, 16:43 BST+25 days · was 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  11. Tender notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 11:22 BSTUK4
  12. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
  13. Status changed to active
    29 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  14. Procurement method changed
    29 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  15. Deadline published: 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    29 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  16. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 17:42 BSTUK2
Published amendments (3)

Changes have been made to the cleaning description of the areas included for Retford Enterprise Centre.

The total contract values for Lot 2 and Lot 3 have been amended. The enquiry and tender submission deadlines have been extended to reflect the changes made within the ITT.

The cleaning hours for Retford Enterprise Centre and Middletons Yard have been updated to reflect the amended ITT.

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 2 Sept 2025
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 29 Aug 2025
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 30 Jul 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Bassetlaw District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQLL-4962-VGPG Queen's Buildings, Potter Street,, Worksop, East Midlands, S802AH [email protected]

Other public bodies

  • Welland ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entityBuyerGB-PPON: PVMQ-1845-NYPP Melton Mowbray, East Midlands [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsHomepage of procurement portal.
  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender