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title: "Cleaning Services – Birchden Wood, Kent, Friston Forest and Abbots Wood,  East Sussex"
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# Cleaning Services – Birchden Wood, Kent, Friston Forest and Abbots Wood,  East Sussex

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cleaning-services-birchden-wood-kent-friston-forest-and-abbots-wood-east-sussex-ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Forestry Commission: "Cleaning Services – Birchden Wood, Kent, Friston Forest and Abbots Wood,  East Sussex". Published status: complete. Published Value: £108,333. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: app.panacea-software.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Forestry Commission](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-commission-gov-d85)
- **Published Value:** £108,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cleaning services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2, UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £136,950 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cleaning-services-birchden-wood-kent-friston-forest-and-abbots-wood-east-sussex-ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cleaning-services-birchden-wood-kent-friston-forest-and-abbots-wood-east-sussex-ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [app.panacea-software.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.panacea-software.com%2FForestryCommission%2FeRFX-Suppliers%2FOpenReq.aspx%3FrequirementId%3Dce3a59a0-150a-406b-b422-56e9a6e0ac73)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cleaning-services-birchden-wood-kent-friston-forest-and-abbots-wood-east-sussex-ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0a#participate

## Description
Cleaning of Birchden Wood toilet block, Friston Forest toilet block and Abbots Wood toilet block.

## Lots (3)
### Lot Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** complete

### Lot Lot 1 : Birchden Forest
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1 `
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90910000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £36,667
- **Description:** Cleaning Services at Birchden Wood toilet block.
- **Contract Period:** 05/10/2026 to 04/10/2031

### Lot Lot 2: Abbots Wood and Friston Forest
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90910000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £71,667

- **Contract Period:** 05/10/2026 to 04/10/2031

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CITIGUARD SECURITY (UK) LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PHHY-7224-GYNH`
  - Value: £45,150 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AAFD SERVICES LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11162184`
  - Value: £91,800 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £45,150
  - Signed Date: 26/10/2026

- **Contract:** 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £91,800
  - Signed Date: 26/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F074451-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-29T16:48:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T21:35:03.243Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0a