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Published 4 Sept 2025, 14:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Deep Cleaning Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Royal Hospital Chelsea (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£175,000≈ £58k / year · £175,000 inc. VAT21.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Oct 2025awarded 7 Nov 2025
Awarded to SYMCLEAN INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Royal Hospital Chelsea requires a Deep Cleaning service (Includes some working at height) to support a 66-acre heritage site. The objective of this service is to ensure that specified areas of the RHC are cleaned to a standard commensurate with its status as a listed and nationally recognised institution. The following are areas that undergo deep cleaning but are not limited to, Long Wards, Margaret Thatcher Infirmary, Residential premises, Chapel, Great Hall, Upholstery & Curtains (May require Fire Proofing), and Paving areas.

CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services · Bin-cleaning services · Office, school and office equipment cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£175,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £175,000 exc. VAT · £175,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Subject to the RHC's rights to determine a contract and the option to extend, the Contract will commence on 1st November 2025 and end on 31st October 2028. In addition, tenderers are invited to submit irrevocable options for a further 2 x one-year periods for carrying out all or any part of the work, subject to the Terms and Conditions of Contract at Schedule 2
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please email [email protected] to request the invitation to tender document.

    Please note that this advert will be closed on Monday 29th September 2025. No further expressions of interest will be accepted after this date.

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

Lot awarding rule: Pricing The financial scoring is carried out within an Excel spread sheet outside of the (ITT) tender document. All price bids are Scored with the following scoring methodology. The lowest 'Price' will be given the maximum score 40.00 and the remaining Tenderers will receive pro-rata scores in relation to how much higher their price is when compared to the lowest. Please note Tenderers' scores will be rounded to two decimal places. Quality Questions The response to the quality questions located at Appendix 1 to Annex A Notice to Tenderers, will be awarded a score using the below marking system; and has a maximum score of 60.00 Full details are contained in the invitation to tender document.

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Please email [email protected] to request the invitation to tender document.

    Please note that this advert will be closed on Monday 29th September 2025. No further expressions of interest will be accepted after this date.

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
Awarded
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
4 Sept 2025, 14:04 BST
Last source update
7 Nov 2025, 15:25 GMT
Authority reference
RHC - 38
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053940
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation, building and window cleaning servicesBin-cleaning servicesOffice, school and office equipment cleaning 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-059429 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please submit to: [email protected]

www.chelsea-pensioners.org.uk ↗ (Not to be used for submission)

Timeline

4 Sept 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 14:04 BST
  2. Submission deadline374 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
  3. Contract starts356 days ago
    1 Nov 2025
  4. Latest notice published349 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 15:25 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 14:04 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    6 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST
    UK4
  4. Contract award notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 15:25 GMT
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    7 Nov 2025, 15:25 GMT
  6. Contract signature expected
    18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 4 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £177,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SYMCLEAN INDUSTRIAL LIMITEDProvision of deep cleaning services at The Royal Hospital Chelsea19 Nov 2025 – 18 Nov 2028 · up to 18 Nov 2030Extensions: 2 x 1 Year options£177,0007 Nov 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one60—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Hospital Chelsea

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHMD-6978-XGQN Royal Hospital Road, London, London, SW3 4SRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SYMCLEAN INDUSTRIAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08990678GB-PPON: PJZL-6794-HMVQ Blackburn Rovers Business Centre First Floor, Suite 2, Darwen End Stand, Blackburn, North West, BB2 4JFContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender