Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning Services at Student Residences – Lot 1 Ayr & Lot 2 Paisley
Authority: University of the West of Scotland (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University of the West of Scotland (UWS) are seeking to appoint a supplier(s) for Cleaning Services at Student Residences based at Paisley and Ayr campuses.
CPV: Hotel accommodation services · Janitorial services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Cleaning Services at Student Residences – Lot 1 AyrAwardedRenewal
The University invites tenderers to submit an offer for the Provision of Cleaning Services at Student Residences through Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCSt). The appointed service provider(s) will be responsible for managing and delivering the specified services in a flexible and responsive way.
Services required will include
- Deep Cleaning
- Summer Housekeeping Sparkle style cleaning
- Sparkle style cleaning every 3 days
- Emergency cleaning when required.
- Bed making, including stripping and making of beds.
Full details and Tender documentation can be found on PCSt.
Lot #2Cleaning Services at Student Residences – Lot 2 PaisleyAwardedRenewal
The University invites tenderers to submit an offer for the Provision of Cleaning Services at Student Residences through Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCSt). The appointed service provider(s) will be responsible for managing and delivering the specified services in a flexible and responsive way.
Services required will include
- Deep Cleaning
- Summer Housekeeping Sparkle style cleaning
- Sparkle style cleaning every 3 days
- Emergency cleaning when required.
- Bed making, including stripping and making of beds.
Full details and Tender documentation can be found on PCSt.
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 (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to Question 4B.1 of the SPD and Economic and Financial Standing section of the Contract Notice. Tenderers must confirm that they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award:
- Employers Liability – 5,000,000 GBP
- Public Liability – 5,000,000 GBP
To demonstrate and evidence suitable economic standing, the successful Contractor will be required to provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent if awarded the contract.
Alternatively, if the Contractor is unable to provide the required accounting information, e.g. due to being a new business, then they will be required to provide a banker's letter demonstrating their willingness to the support the Contractor's organisation over the term of the contract.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2026, 11:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
UWS-2025-111- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021240- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc70Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:826097)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 10 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline318 days ago8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened318 days ago8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published226 days ago10 Mar 2026, 11:11 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2026, 11:11 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Cleaning Services at Student Residences – Lot 1 Ayr1 award | |||
| Caledonian Maintenance Services LtdSME | £247,440 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Cleaning Services at Student Residences – Lot 2 Paisley1 award | |||
| Caledonian Maintenance Services LtdSME | £480,655 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Cleaning Services at Student Residences – Lot 1 Ayr · Caledonian Maintenance Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 10 Mar 2026
- Value
- £247,440
- Status
- active
Cleaning Services at Student Residences – Lot 2 Paisley · Caledonian Maintenance Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 10 Mar 2026
- Value
- £480,655
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Cleaning Services at Student Residences – Lot 1 Ayr | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Cleaning Services at Student Residences – Lot 2 Paisley | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Paisley Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Caledonian Maintenance ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria