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Published 29 Apr 2026, 12:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DN814638 - Sanford House Management Agreement

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£204,000£244,800 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 May 2026
Contract term 6 moends 31 Dec 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sanford House is a centralised community hub accommodating a range of voluntary sector and support organisations.

This procurement relates to a Management Agreement for Sanford House, covering the overall operational management of the building and its shared facilities. A lease for Sanford House will be granted to the successful bidder and will co-terminate with the Management Agreement, with Swindon Borough Council retaining ownership of the property.

The appointed Management Provider will be responsible for the day to day coordination of shared office accommodation and delivery of facilities management services, working collaboratively with the Council as property owner.

Responsibilities include coordination of tenant arrangements, service delivery, room bookings and use, utilities management and recharges, building access, and compliance with shared space protocols.

The contract value includes utilities funding, which will be recharged by the Council to the Management provider. The service forms part of a managed decommissioning programme of the Sanford House building. The agreement will run for an initial six month term, with options to extend for up to three further six month periods (maximum two years). A three month termination notice applies during any contract term.

The initial contract term will be for 6 months with an option to extend for a further 18 months (3 periods of 6 months) for a potential total contract term of 2 years as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is restricted to no more than £51,000 across the initial 6 month contract term and up to £204,000 across the potential total 2 year contract term.

Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents.

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team [email protected]

Tender clarifications for Stage 1 are to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 6th May 2026 - 1200 hrs midday UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal.

Tender Responses for Stage 1 are required to be submitted no later than 13th May 2026, 12:00hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender Service (FTS) and other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN814638

No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

Given the compressed timetable for this procurement, prospective bidders are advised to download and review both Stage 1 and Stage 2 documentation concurrently.

CPV codes -

79993100 2 – Facility management services

70330000-3 – Property management services

9834000 - Accommodation and office services

  • How the procedure runs: Stage 1 conditions of participation followed by evaluation and successful suppliers invited to stage 2 of the tender.

CPV: Accommodation and office services · Facilities management services · Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 6 moPublished value£204,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (6 mo) · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensionsValue: £204,000 exc. VAT · £244,800 inc. VAT
Delivery: South West
Extensions: initial contract period is for 6 months with the option of three (3) 6 months extensions available. Total contract term of up to 2 years.

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: 65%Price: 20%Social value: 15%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Outcomes: 15%
  • Swindon Working Together Principles: 15%
  • Managed transition and decommissioning of the service: 25%
  • Day one readiness and assurance: 10%
  • Price: 20%
  • Social value: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Price
  • Social value
  • Outcomes
  • Swindon Working Together Principles
  • Managed transition and decommissioning of the service
  • Day one readiness and assurance
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Competitive flexible 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Apr 2026, 12:21 BST
Last source update
29 Apr 2026, 12:21 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jun 2026
Authority reference
DN814638
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039132
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation and office servicesFacilities management servicesProperty management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068de1 Find a Tender
How it runs

Stage 1 conditions of participation followed by evaluation and successful suppliers invited to stage 2 of the tender.

How it was run

Official notice
Requests to participate (first stage)
13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the tender documents. The Authority is providing the documents in the Attachment area of the Pro Contract E-tender portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗.

In order to access amendable versions of the documents and submit a response, suppliers will need to register as a supplier with Pro-Contract at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ then Register an Interest before obtaining access and download the word and excel format documents for completion and submission.

Timeline

29 Apr 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published179 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 12:21 BST
  2. Clarification questions by172 days ago
    6 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline165 days ago
    13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by116 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts116 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Apr 2026, 12:21 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNPT-6195-XDWV Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, 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