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# Cleaning Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f69e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bournemouth University: "Cleaning Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £26,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bournemouth University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bournemouth-university-urn-133792)
- **Published Value:** £26,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accommodation cleaning services, Building-cleaning services, Cleaning services, Office cleaning services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK, UKK24
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £21,549,280 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f69e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f69e`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-05f69e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbournemouthuniversity.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f69e#participate

## Description
Bournemouth University (BU) requires the services of a cleaning contractor to ensure its estate is cleaned and serviced to a high standard for the benefit of the students, staff, visitors and affiliates on a 24-hour, 365 days a year basis.
BU’s core objectives for the Contract are as follows:  
•	High-level customer service, and overall high levels of cleanliness across the BU estate
•	Safety and wellbeing of students, staff, affiliates, and members of the public, as well as all visitors to BU premises  
•	Prevention of disease and bacterial spread across or throughout BU’s estate  
•	Minimising changes in Contractor personnel, both operatives and in the contract management team  
•	Continuity of service including absence cover  
•	Increasing focus on environmental and social sustainability throughout the supply chain  
•	Adoption and deployment of technology-based solutions  
•	Continued innovation and adoption of industry best practice 
•	Cost savings and Value for Money delivered throughout the duration of the Contract  
•	Appointed Supplier to act as an extension of the BU Estates team and report any accidents, incidences, near misses and estate maintenance defects observed by staff  
The contract commencement date is 01 October 2026. The Contract term will be 10 (ten) years but will incorporate a 6 (six) month break clause that the University can choose to invoke at any time, for any reason.  This means that the University can choose to end the Contract early, after the 6 (six) month notice period has passed.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90910000, 90911100, 90911200, 90919200
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £26,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2036

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Cleaning Services (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Mitie Cleaning & Environmental Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133209`
  - Value: £21,549,280 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 20/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005860-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-21T17:54:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T10:35:30.937Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f69e