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Published 30 Mar 2026, 18:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning Contract - Public Conveniences on behalf of St Ives Town Council, Cornwall.

Official notice

Authority: St Ives Town Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South West (UKK30)

Published estimate£900,000≈ £450k / year · £1,080,000 inc. VAT4.3% above published estimate

Submissions closed 1 May 2026awarded 19 Jun 2026

Award (standstill) to Crystal Clear Professional Cleaning Ltd

Contract term 2 yrsends 6 Sept 2028 · up to 6 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 7 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The appointment of a supplier for the provision of cleaning services to public conveniences in St Ives, Cornwall. Services to be delivered across nine sites and facilities within the parish.

CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£900,000

Contract period: 7 Sept 2026 – 6 Sept 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 6 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £900,000 exc. VAT · £1,080,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Annual extensions based on supplier performance and ongoing / continuing need along with variations in line with additional sites or reduction of sites as future needs dictate for services in scope of the contract. · Based on supplier performance and ongoing / continuing need.

90911000 Accommodation, building and window 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

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality (including Social Value): 60%
Price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality (including Social Value): See ITT Part A document for full details
Price: See ITT Part A document for full details

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Awarded
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: 30 Mar 2026, 18:26 BST
Last source update: 21 Jun 2026, 14:23 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 13 May 2026
Authority reference: ITT-0001-2026
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-029356
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
Delivery area: South West (UKK30)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067866 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 19 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission: Not allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please email to: [email protected]

Please refer to ITT Part A for full details on how to submit the tender

Timeline

30 Mar 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published204 days ago
30 Mar 2026, 18:26 BST
Clarification questions by184 days ago
19 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline172 days ago
1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by160 days ago
13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent124 days ago
19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published121 days ago
21 Jun 2026, 14:23 BST
Standstill ends111 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts44 days ago
7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

9 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026

Tender notice published
30 Mar 2026, 18:26 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
30 Mar 2026, 18:54 BST
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Tender notice published
22 Apr 2026, 20:26 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
23 Apr 2026, 19:07 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
24 Apr 2026, 17:04 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
25 Apr 2026, 15:23 BST
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Contract award notice published
21 Jun 2026, 14:23 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
21 Jun 2026, 14:23 BST
Contract signature expected
6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Published amendments (5)

Contract Version St Ives) vDraft_Issued_30.03.26(31706839.1) replacing earlier removed version.

Clarification log 0.2 added.

Clarification log 0.3 added. Revised Price Schedule 2 added.

Clarification log 0.4 added TUPE information added

[email protected] added to submission section.

Routine re-releases (7)

2026-04: 2 releases · 22 Apr 2026, 23 Apr 2026
2026-03: 2 releases · 30 Mar 2026, 30 Mar 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £938,2271 award exc. VAT

Bids received 55 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Crystal Clear Professional Cleaning LtdSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: Annual extensions based on supplier performance and continued need for cleaning services. · Options: Inclusion of additional sites or where needs dictate removal of sites.	£938,227	19 Jun 2026standstill to 1 Jul 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders	5	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St Ives Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZCC-2574-ZMQG St Ives Town Council, The Guildhall, Street an Pol, ST. IVES CORNWALL, South West, TR26 2DSContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Crystal Clear Professional Cleaning LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09346104 Unit 4, Stable Hobba Ind. Estate,, Newlyn, South West, TR20 8TLContact email

Official documents & specifications (20)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsXLSXSchedule 2 - Pricing vFinal_27.03.26_Issued
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFSchedule 3 - Specification_Final_27.03.26_Issued
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsXLSXClarification Log_v0.1 Clarifications will be published against the Contract Notice on Find a Tender. If interested in tendering for this project please ensure you add a "watch this notice" for alerts as from time to time additional information or clarifications may be published …
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFToilet Cleaning Contract-Tender instructions (Part A) 27.03.26_Issued
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXContract Version St Ives) vDraft_Issued_30.03.26(31706839.1) Draft contract.
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFAnonymised Emp Liability (TUPE) - Added 24.04.2026 The Council has provided the enclosed TUPE related information in good faith and for indicative purposes only. The data has been supplied to the Council by the incumbent contractor and has not been independently verified. The Cou…
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFNEW: Clarification Log version 0.4 (Added 24.04.2026) Clarifications will be published against the Tender Notice on Find a Tender. If interested in tendering for this project please ensure you add a "watch this notice" for alerts as from time to time additional information or cla…
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXContract Version St Ives) vDraft_27.03.26_Issued

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Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFClarification Log_v0.2 Clarifications will be published against the Contract Notice on Find a Tender. If interested in tendering for this project please ensure you add a "watch this notice" for alerts as from time to time additional information or clarifications may be published …
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsXLSXNEW: Schedule 2 - Pricing vFinal_23.04.26_Issued - (Added 23.04.2026) Please ensure this version is used as part of any tender submission, previous version is obsolete.
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFNEW: Clarification Log version 0.3 (Added 23.04.2026) Clarifications will be published against the Contract Notice on Find a Tender. If interested in tendering for this project please ensure you add a "watch this notice" for alerts as from time to time additional information …
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXToilet Cleaning Contract-Tender Response document (Part B)_Draft_27.03.26_Issued
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsXLSXSchedule 1 - Premise details vFinal_27.03.26_Issued

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