Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning Services for Populo Living
Authority: Populo Living Limited (Public body)·On behalf of: SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUM
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPopulo Living require a contractor for the following requirements;
To deliver planned and reactive communal cleaning services across Populo Living’s residential properties, including stairwells, corridors, lifts, bin stores, entrances and surrounding external areas. Contractors must provide high-quality, resident-focused services, undertake regular inspections, report defects, hazards and anti-social behaviour, safely manage waste and sharps, and comply with strict health and safety, safeguarding, GDPR and performance requirements.
- How the procedure runs: 3 stage tender process which includes written, cost and interviews.
CPV: Building-cleaning services · Cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50% written, 10% interviews.
- Cost
- 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:47 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 13:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079798- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e95aFind a Tender
- How it runs
3 stage tender process which includes written, cost and interviews.
- Call-off under framework Facilities Management
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Aug 2026 → 8 Jan 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published60 days ago21 Aug 2026, 10:47 BST
- Latest notice published26 days ago24 Sept 2026, 13:14 BST
- Clarification questions by20 days ago30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 days ago12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 35 days24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 79 days8 Jan 2027
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 10:47 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Sept 2026, 13:14 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST24 Sept 2026, 13:14 BST+7 days · was 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1)
Clarification and tender submission deadlines extended due to a high volume of clarification questions received.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- SEC Procurement Limited T/A South East ConsortiumProcess contact pointProcuring entityRunning the procurement on behalf of Populo Living
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southeastconsortium/aspx/Home
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender