Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning of Educational and Other Establishments within Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC - Framework
Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council requires a service provider to provide a cleaning service at a number of educational and other establishments across Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC.
There will be 4 suppliers appointed to the framework on a ranked basis.
CONTRACT PERIOD OF 3 YEARS FROM 7th OCTOBER 2025 (COMMENCEMENT DATE) WITH A FURTHER OPTION TO EXTEND FOR 2 + 1 YEARS
POTENTIAL END DATE: 6th OCTOBER 2031
- Recurrence: February 2031 - If all the extensions are approved.
CPV: Cleaning services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 4 bids received (1.0 per place) · 4 appointed (full)
- Framework period
3 yrs from 7 Oct 2025, Due to significant TUPE implications and the cost of set up across a high number of establishments, a longer term Framework is seen as beneficial.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Council requires a service provider to provide a cleaning service at a number of…AwardedRenewalPublished value£16,800,000
The Council requires a service provider to provide a cleaning service at a number of educational and other establishments across Rhondda Cynon Taf, and to potentially offer a cleaning service that would be available to all educational and other establishments as required.
There are currently requirements for 79 establishments throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf, but this may change over the course of the framework, there are no guaranteed volumes
What 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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Social Value: 5
- Quality: 45
- Price: 45
- Price carries 45 of 95 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 95: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “Cleaning of Educational and Other Establishments within Rhondda Cynon…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · February 2031 - If all the extensions are approved.
- First published
- 18 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 16:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
RCT/CE/R007/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050636- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e35fFind a Tender
Publisher note: Link to the advert on ETenderwales. Copy and paste URL https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/go/920744090194F4A34E7F CONTRACT AWARD RANKED 1 SUPPLIER - SOLO SERVICE GROUP (WA Ref:154857)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 9 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Timeline
9 Apr 2025 → 7 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Notice published21 Aug 2025, 16:21 BST
- Contract starts381 days ago7 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2025, 16:21 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 050636-2025-RCT/CE/R007/25-1
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2025
- Value
- £16,800,000
- Period
- … – 6 Oct 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- ADAPT BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Betterclean Services SwanseaFramework contractor
- MRS BUCKET CLEANING SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- SOLO SERVICE GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria