Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning and Caretaking Services Framework 2027 Preliminary Market Engagement
Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGloucestershire County Council is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement in advance of the procurement of a new Cleaning and Caretaking Services Framework. The proposed Framework will provide cleaning and caretaking services across the Council's corporate estate, participating schools and, where appropriate, other eligible public sector organisations within Gloucestershire. The purpose of this engagement is to obtain market feedback to help inform the procurement strategy, framework structure, lotting approach, mobilisation requirements, contract management arrangements and future tender documentation. The Framework is currently expected to include six geographical lots covering Tewkesbury and North Cotswolds, South Cotswolds, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Cheltenham and Stroud, with a planned commencement date of February 2028.
CPV: Cleaning services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 6 yrs 6 mo from 1 Feb 2028
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “Cleaning and Caretaking Services Framework 2027 Preliminary Market…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Gloucestershire County Council buys Cleaning services (CPV 9091), and who usually turns up
Gloucestershire County Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Cleaning services (CPV 9091) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in South West England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 119 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid3% / 15%
2–327% / 5%
4–636% / 35%
7+33% / 45%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 9091Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 20 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid15%
2–35%
4–635%
7+45%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Solo Service Group LimitedEarlier contract | Cleaning and Caretaking Services Framework for Schools and Corporate Properties 2022notice published Aug 2023 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Glen CleaningEarlier contract | Cleaning and Caretaking Services Framework for Schools and Corporate Properties 2022notice published Aug 2023 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
43% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
43% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (43% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Cleaning and Caretaking Services Framework for Schools and Corporate Properties 2022 — held by Glen Cleaning and Solo Service Group Limited (+1 more); no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Aug 2026, 16:04 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Aug 2026, 10:20 BST
- Authority reference
PZHT-7473-ZVPN- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077539- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3e2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
13 Aug 2026 → 1 Feb 2028 · 4 dates- Planning notice published72 days ago13 Aug 2026, 16:04 BST
- Market engagement31 days ago24 Sept 2026, 00:59 BST
Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is inviting interested suppliers to participate in a Preliminary Market Engagement exercise for the proposed Cleaning and Caretaking Services Framework. Suppliers are requested to review the market engagement information provided, complete the market engagement questionnaire and attend one of the scheduled market engagement sessions. Feedback received will help inform the future procurement strategy, framework structure, mobilisation requirements, contract management arrangements and tender documentation.
The questionnaire and supporting documents are available via GCC's e-sourcing system, SAP Ariba. To access and submit a response, suppliers will need to be registered on SAP Ariba. Registration will also enable suppliers to receive updates relating to this market engagement exercise and the future procurement opportunity.
To register your interest and book a place at one of the market engagement sessions, please complete the Microsoft Forms registration link below:
Gloucestershire County Council New Cleaning Contract Pre-Procurement Market Consultation – Fill in form:
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Following registration, suppliers will receive confirmation of their selected session and any further joining instructions.
Suppliers wishing to participate in this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise are encouraged to register on SAP Ariba at the earliest opportunity. Upon registration, suppliers will receive access to the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire and supporting documentation, including the formal supplier invitation letter.
The questionnaire has been developed to help suppliers prepare for the market engagement sessions and identify key areas where Gloucestershire County Council is seeking feedback. Suppliers are encouraged to review and, where possible, complete the questionnaire in advance of attending a session to support informed and productive discussions.
Suppliers who are not registered on SAP Ariba at the point of tender publication may be unable to access procurement documentation or submit a tender response until registration has been completed.
Suppliers requiring assistance regarding SAP Ariba registration may contact:
Please indicate within your email whether your organisation already has access to the SAP Ariba Business Network.
The market engagement sessions will provide an opportunity for suppliers to share market insight, provide feedback on the proposed procurement approach, identify any barriers to participation and raise questions relating to the future procurement.
Market Engagement Sessions
17 September 2026, 10:30am or 12:30pm (Face-to-Face, Redwood House, Stroud)
18 September 2026, 1:00pm (Online)
22 September 2026, 11:30am (Online)
23 September 2026, 10:30am or 12:30pm (Face-to-Face, Shire Hall, Gloucester)
To provide flexibility and improve accessibility, a number of market engagement sessions have been arranged. Suppliers may choose to attend the session that best aligns with their availability. Attendance at face-to-face sessions will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and will be limited to a maximum of two representatives per supplier organisation.
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 38 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 Feb 2028
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Aug 2026, 16:04 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Aug 2026, 10:20 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)
Additional information has been included regarding supplier registration through SAP Ariba, including access to the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire, supporting documentation and registration arrangements for the market engagement sessions. The notice has also been updated to reflect the intended contract commencement date and contract duration associated with the proposed procurement.
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
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender