Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 13 Jan 2026, 11:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning services for British Embassy in Rome

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery listed: Italy (IT)

Published estimate£189,065≈ £95k / year · £230,661 inc. VAT18.8% above final estimate

Submissions closed 9 Feb 2026awarded 6 Mar 2026

Awarded to La Veneta Servizi S.p.A.2 awards

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Routine cleaning services for British Embassy properties in Rome, Italy

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Dec 2028, 23:59 GMT.
No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement conducted.

CPV: Cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£189,065

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £189,065 exc. VAT · £230,661 inc. VAT

Delivery listed: Italy (IT)Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 12 month extension subject to satisfactory performance

90910000 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)

Technical: 60%
Commercial: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical
Commercial

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: Yes · next expected 5 Dec 2028
First published: 13 Jan 2026, 11:33 GMT
Last source update: 16 Apr 2026, 11:59 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 27 Feb 2026
Authority reference: CPG/13301/2025
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002579
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Cleaning services
Delivery area in notice: Italy (IT)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060473 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, IT

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en, it

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Jan 2026 → 16 Apr 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published286 days ago
13 Jan 2026, 11:33 GMT
Submission deadline259 days ago
9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Award decision expected by241 days ago
27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent222 days ago
19 Mar 2026
Standstill ends210 days ago
30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts209 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published193 days ago
16 Apr 2026, 11:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
13 Jan 2026, 11:33 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
19 Mar 2026, 06:34 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
19 Mar 2026, 06:34 GMT
Contract signature expected
31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
16 Apr 2026, 11:59 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £224,5491 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 32 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
La Veneta Servizi S.p.A.1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 12 month extension subject to satisfactory performance	£224,549same award published again · counted once	6 Mar 2026standstill to 30 Mar 2026	Standstill
La Veneta Servizi S.p.A.	£224,549 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 2 · La Veneta Servizi S.p.A.
Signed
31 Mar 2026
Value
£224,549
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
12 month extension subject to satisfactory performance
No agreed KPIs: Below £5 million threshold.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

La Veneta Servizi S.p.A.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PQRJ-3599-WHVW VIA OLINDO GUERRINI 20, Rome, IT, 00137, ITContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Apr 2026, 11:59 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Mar 2026, 06:34 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Jan 2026, 11:33 GMT