Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning Services – Birchden Wood, Kent, Friston Forest and Abbots Wood, East Sussex
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)
Published estimate£108,333total for 3 lots · £130,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2026awarded 26 Oct 2026
Awarded to CITIGUARD SECURITY (UK) LTD, aAFD Services2 awards
Contract term 5 yrsends 4 Oct 2031 · starts 5 Oct 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCleaning of Birchden Wood toilet block, Friston Forest toilet block and Abbots Wood toilet block.
CPV: Cleaning services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · 2 with a published value (£108,333 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1AwardedLot estimate not published
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Birchden ForestPublished value£36,667
Cleaning Services at Birchden Wood toilet block.
Lot #3Abbots Wood and Friston ForestAwardedPublished value£71,667
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Method statement and quality assurance: 15%
- Capacity and contingency: 15%
- Communication and contract management: 10%
- Price: 60%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 6 Aug 2026, 08:54 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2026, 16:48 GMT
- Authority reference
FCCN004299- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074451- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Panacea
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 5 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Aug 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published84 days ago6 Aug 2026, 08:54 BST
- Clarification questions by65 days ago25 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline54 days ago5 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago5 Oct 2026
- Latest notice publishedjust passed29 Oct 2026, 16:48 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2026- Tender notice published6 Aug 2026, 08:54 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published29 Oct 2026, 16:48 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete29 Oct 2026, 16:48 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £136,9502 contracts exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 26 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 11 award | |||
| CITIGUARD SECURITY (UK) LTD | £45,150 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Abbots Wood and Friston Forest1 award | |||
| aAFD Services | £91,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · CITIGUARD SECURITY (UK) LTD
- Signed
- 26 Oct 2026
- Value
- £45,150
- Period
- 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2031
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Cleaning carried out to schedule of requirements · Supplier has risk assessments in place for all aspects of the operation · Responsiveness to issues …
- Cleaning carried out to schedule of requirements
- Supplier has risk assessments in place for all aspects of the operation
- Responsiveness to issues
- Health and safety
Contract 2 · aAFD Services
- Signed
- 26 Oct 2026
- Value
- £91,800
- Period
- 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2031
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Cleaning carried out to schedule of requirements · Supplier has risk assessments in place for all aspects of the operation · Responsiveness to issues …
- Cleaning carried out to schedule of requirements
- Supplier has risk assessments in place for all aspects of the operation
- Responsiveness to issues
- Health and safety
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- AAFD SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
- CITIGUARD SECURITY (UK) LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender