Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning Services, North Forest District, Delamere and Plant and Seed Supply
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)East Midlands (UKF)
Published estimate£1,432,890total for 8 lots · £1,719,468 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Sept 2026awarded 23 Oct 2026
Awarded to aAFD Services +3 more4 awards
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 5 yrs from 1 Nov 2026 · see each lot
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of cleaning services in our North Forest District, Delamere Office and our Plant and Seed Supply Depot.
CPV: Cleaning services
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value (£1,432,890 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Hamsterley Forest & Chopwell WoodAwarded North East, North WestPublished value£120,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Gisburn ForestAwarded North East, North WestPublished value£100,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Grizedale ForestAwarded North East, North WestPublished value£220,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4Winlatter Forest and Dodd WoodAwarded North East, North WestPublished value£240,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #5KielderAwarded North East, North WestPublished value£260,890
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #6Bellingham and Mechanical Engineering OfficesAwarded North East, North WestPublished value£90,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #7Delamere ForestAwarded East Midlands, West MidlandsPublished value£300,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #8Plant and Seed Supply (three sites, Lob Slack Vernon Stockton Centre (main office) Abbots Moss & Lob Slack Glasshouse)Awarded East Midlands, West MidlandsPublished value£102,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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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 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 8 lots
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Method statement and quality assurance: 15%
- Capacity and contingency: 20%
- Communication and contract management: 15%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Method statement and quality assurance
- Capacity and contingency
- Communication and contract management
- Social Value
- Price
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Aug 2026, 16:55 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 18:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
FCCN004614- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076426- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e1d3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Panacea
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
11 Aug 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published74 days ago11 Aug 2026, 16:55 BST
- Clarification questions by53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline44 days ago10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by24 days ago30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 days ago23 Oct 2026
- Latest notice published1 day ago23 Oct 2026, 18:03 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 7 days1 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 10 days3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2026- Tender notice published11 Aug 2026, 16:55 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2026, 18:03 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2026, 18:03 BST
- Contract signature expected9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract signature expected16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 4some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,444,2904 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 3830 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 5 · Kielder1 award | |||
| CITIGUARD SECURITY (UK) LTD1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2032 | £260,890 | 23 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 6 · Bellingham and Mechanical Engineering Offices1 award | |||
| GLOBAL LIFELINES CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2031 | £90,000 | 23 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
| Across several lots2 awards | |||
| aAFD ServicesHamsterley & Chopwell and Grizedale1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2031 | £351,400 | 23 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| Orian Solutions Limited1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2031 | £742,000 | 23 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Hamsterley Forest & Chopwell Wood | 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Gisburn Forest | 4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Grizedale Forest | 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Winlatter Forest and Dodd Wood | 4final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Kielder | 5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
| 6 · Bellingham and Mechanical Engineering Offices | 6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
| 7 · Delamere Forest | 5final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
| 8 · Plant and Seed Supply (three sites, Lob Slack Vernon Stockton Centre (main office) Abbots Moss & Lob Slack Glasshouse) | 6final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- AAFD SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
- CITIGUARD SECURITY (UK) LTDAwarded supplier
- GLOBAL LIFELINES CLEANING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- ORIAN SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender