Official UK procurement notice
Contract for Window Cleaning, Gutter cleaning, Emergency Exits & additional Ad Hoc cleaning services at the University of Winchester
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER (Education)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£375,000≈ £125k / year · £375,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Jun 2026awarded 18 Aug 2026
Awarded to Churchill Contract Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2029 · up to 1 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Award of the following contract:
Scope of Services Required
The University of Winchester seeks to appoint a Supplier for the provision of window cleaning and associated services across the University estate.
General Scope
The overall scope of the Contract comprises the provision of window cleaning and associated services to buildings across the University of Winchester estate.
Principal Service Requirements
The Services shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
- Window cleaning to all University buildings, including designated internal glazing
- Steam cleaning of emergency exits
- Gutter and gully cleaning to all buildings
- Cleaning of road signs and bicycle shelters
- Ad hoc pressure washing, steam cleaning, and abseil cleaning, as required
- Cleaning of designated areas in preparation for Open Days and Experience Winchesterevents
CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Experience & Innervation:: 20%
- Management of Contract: 20%
- Price: 40%
- Training, Risk, H&S, Environment: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Price: Price - Window Cleaning & additional services - Pricing Schedule
- Experience & Innervation:: - Working in a University or other HE or FE establishments - Requirements and Priorities - Keeping up to date on Innervation for the sector
- Management of Contract: - Evidence of Cleaning - Cleaning Specification Management - SLA's & KPI's - Quarterly meetings
- Training, Risk, H&S, Environment: - Staff Induction Process - Ongoing Training Programmes - Risk Assessment Procedures - Health and Safety Procedures - Addressing University Environmental Policies - Environmental Initiatives.
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
- 22 May 2026, 19:27 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 17:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
Tender Ref: 26/AG/006- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048303- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a252Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published153 days ago22 May 2026, 19:27 BST
- Submission deadline122 days ago22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent66 days ago18 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published65 days ago18 Aug 2026, 17:59 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026- Tender notice published22 May 2026, 19:27 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Aug 2026, 17:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2026, 17:59 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £375,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1110 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill Contract Services Limited2 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2029 · up to 1 Sept 2031Extensions: Satisfactory completion of services | £375,000 inc. VAT | 18 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders | 10 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender