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Published 2 Mar 2023, 11:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the Provision of Seasonal Cleansing of Nine (9) Public Conveniences

Official notice

Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£400,000≈ £178k / year31.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Apr 2023awarded 28 Jan 2024
Awarded to Property Cleaning Services
Contract term 2 yrs 3 moends 1 Sept 2025 · extension options published · starts 22 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide the seasonal cleansing of 9 public conveniences 4 times per day on weekdays, weekends and Bank Holidays for 15 weeks (roughly mid-May to early September each year) for 3 years (including the potential for a 1 + 1 year extension at year 4 and 5)

CPV: Accommodation cleaning services · Building-cleaning services · Cleaning and sanitation services · Cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 3 mo

Please see procurement documents

Contract period: 22 May 2023 – 1 Sept 2025 (2 yrs 3 mo)
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: with an option to extend for a further up to 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Mar 2023, 11:35 GMT
Last source update
9 Mar 2026, 11:02 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
CCS/22/346
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020783
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation cleaning servicesBuilding-cleaning servicesCleaning and sanitation servicesCleaning services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ad89 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:162618)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
3 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Apr 2023 → 9 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    22 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published231 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 11:02 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Mar 2026, 11:02 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £273,9001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Property Cleaning ServicesSME£273,900 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 020783-2026-CCS/22/346-1 · Property Cleaning ServicesSME

    Signed
    28 Jan 2024
    Value
    £273,900
    Period
    … – 1 Sept 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City & County of Swansea

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Swansea, Wales, SA1 3SNContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.