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Published 27 Aug 2026, 13:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Darlington College - Provision of Building Cleaning Services

Official notice

Authority: Darlington College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,890,000≈ £630k / year · £2,268,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2026awarded 22 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Hayward Services Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Darlington College require a provider of Building Cleaning Services to an area of 19441m².

CPV: Building-cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,890,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,890,000 exc. VAT · £2,268,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
90911200 Building-cleaning services

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality ( Breakdown of quality within the Tender Documents): 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality ( Breakdown of quality within the Tender Documents)
  • 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
27 Aug 2026, 13:57 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jan 2027
Authority reference
CA18392
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081778
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Building-cleaning services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed9f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

27 Aug 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published57 days ago
    27 Aug 2026, 13:57 BST
  2. Clarification questions by42 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline31 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent1 day ago
    22 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published1 day ago
    22 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST
  6. Today
    23 Oct 2026
  7. Standstill endsin 11 days
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract startsin 70 days
    1 Jan 2027
  9. Award decision expected byin 71 days
    1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 13:57 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,114,4511 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hayward Services Ltd1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)£1,114,45122 Oct 2026standstill to 2 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Darlington College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PXLP-2825-QZZR Central Park, Haughton Road, Darlington, North East, DL1 1DRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Hayward Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNRH-2459-LVRL 227 Berwick Avenue, Slough, South East, SL1 3DRContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender