Official UK procurement notice
DFE – Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) – Provision of Cleaning Services
Authority: Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBelfast Metropolitan College (BMC) is the largest and longest established Further and Higher Education College in Northern Ireland. BMC offer a broad range of innovative, high quality, economically relevant provision. The modern award-winning estate spans the length and breadth of the city of Belfast and comprises four main campuses – Titanic Quarter, Millfield, Springvale and Castlereagh as well as a range of smaller outreach centres, including the new community hub at Girdwood. BMC attract over 12,000 learners per year and continually adapt and develop the curriculum to keep pace with shifting economic and skills demands. In addition to equipping the city of Belfast and beyond with the skills for work, BMC is a £75million business. BMC provide employment to over 1,000 people and procure in the region of £7 million of goods and services per year.
The Supplier shall provide cleaning services in compliance with this specification and the relevant regulations to Castlereagh, Springvale and Titanic Quarter campuses effective from contract commencement. A Cleaning service in compliance with the specification and all relevant regulations will be required at the Millfield Campus commencing 1st September 2027.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Mar 2033, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Building and facilities management services · Building-cleaning services · Cleaning and sanitation services · Facilities management services · Housekeeping services · Janitorial services · Office cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,450,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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).
- AC1 - Service Delivery: 16 percent
- AC2 - Implementation of Services: 6 percent
- AC3 - Performance Monitoring and Contract Management: 8 percent
- AC4 - Social Value: 10 percent
- AC5 - Fair Working Practices: Pass/Fail Criterion
- AC6 - Price/Cost: 60 percent
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Mar 2033
- First published
- 29 May 2026, 15:25 BST
- Last source update
- 29 May 2026, 15:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6212001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050933- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
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Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
- Risks
Exclusions
If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
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Timeline
29 May 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published146 days ago29 May 2026, 15:25 BST
- Clarification questions by125 days ago19 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline115 days ago29 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 9 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published29 May 2026, 15:25 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender