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Published 27 Jul 2026, 11:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Decontamination Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire (Police & fire)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£90,000≈ £30k / year · £108,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 5 Oct 2029 · up to 6 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 5 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For more information and access to the Tender documentation, please follow the link below;

nottinghamshirepolice.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire requires the provision of decontamination services to support policing operations across our custody suites, fleet vehicles, and potential crime scenes.

The scope of the service includes, but is not limited to:

Custody environments - deep cleaning and decontamination of cells, holding areas, and associated facilities following incidents involving contamination or biohazards

Fleet vehicles - specialist cleaning and sanitisation of police vehicles exposed to biological or chemical contamination

Crime scenes - provision of forensic-aware cleaning services where required, ensuring no compromise to evidential integrity and in line with police instruction

Needle and sharps removal and safe disposal of hazardous waste

Emergency response capability, including out-of-hours call-outs where necessary

The provider must comply with all relevant health and safety legislation, environmental regulations, and industry best practice, including the handling and disposal of hazardous waste.

All personnel engaged in delivering the service must be appropriately trained, vetted, and equipped, with an understanding of working within sensitive policing environments and maintaining confidentiality at all times.

CPV: Cleaning and sanitation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 5 Oct 2026 – 5 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 6 Oct 2031 with extensionsValue: £90,000 exc. VAT · £108,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 1 + 1 12 month extension options.

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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 Jul 2026, 11:54 BST
Last source update
27 Jul 2026, 11:54 BST
Authority reference
NOTTS-000314
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070729
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning and sanitation services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d427 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Bidders will have created a user account when registering via the e-Tendering Portal, Atamis. The user account will include details of the Bidder's primary contact point for all communications. It is the sole responsibility of each Bidder to ensure that the contact information it has entered for its organisation on the Portal is accurate and up to date.

The Force will only communicate with the Bidder via the Portal and the Force shall not be responsible for contacting the Bidder through any other route.

If you encounter any technical difficulties, access issues, or unexpected errors while using the Atamis portal, please contact support immediately at [email protected].

Prior to participating in this ITT, Potential Providers are required to register their details on the Buyers Portal here:

nottinghamshirepolice.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

27 Jul 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published87 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 11:54 BST
  2. Clarification questions by76 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline55 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts17 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Jul 2026, 11:54 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGLQ-4189-YYPY Sherwood Lodge, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG5 8PPContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender