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Published 23 Oct 2025, 16:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ENU Student Accommodation Cleaning Lot 1

Official notice

Authority: Edinburgh Napier University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£229,082published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Nov 2025awarded 24 Mar 2026
Awarded to Recruitta
Contract term 2 yrs 3 moends 1 Jun 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ENU has a requirement for a Contractor to provide Student Accommodation Cleaning Services at two of ENU's student accommodation sites. The services include Bainfield Deep Cleans, and Summer Commercial Cleaning (including housekeeping) at Bainfield and Orwell Terrace.

  • Recurrence: Autumn 2027, unless extensions are utilized. If they are, further notices would be published in Autumn 2028 or Autumn 2029.

CPV: Accommodation cleaning services · Accommodation, building and window cleaning services · Building-cleaning services · Cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1ENU has a requirement for a Contractor to provide Student Accommodation Cleaning…AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 3 mo

ENU has a requirement for a Contractor to provide Student Accommodation Cleaning Services at two of ENU's student accommodation sites. The Service includes Bainfield Deep Cleans, and Summer Commercial Cleaning (including housekeeping) at Bainfield and Orwell Terrace.

Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 1 Jun 2028 (2 yrs 3 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · Bainfield Student Accommodation Orwell Terrace Student Accommodation
Extensions: ENU reserves the right to extend the Contract for a further 2 years (2 single 12 month extensions).Variant bids: not allowed

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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Autumn 2027, unless extensions are utilized. If they are, further notices would be published in Autumn 2028 or Autumn 2029.

First published
23 Oct 2025, 16:56 BST
Last source update
2 Apr 2026, 11:14 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Nov 2025 – …
Authority reference
500PF-ENU-2526-PRF1089
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030767
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation cleaning servicesAccommodation, building and window cleaning servicesBuilding-cleaning servicesCleaning services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d2d9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:828425)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Nov 2025, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Nov 2025 → 2 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline329 days ago
    25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened329 days ago
    25 Nov 2025, 12:30 GMT
  3. Contract starts233 days ago
    1 Mar 2026
  4. Notice published201 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 11:14 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Apr 2026, 11:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £229,0821 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1615 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RecruittaSME£229,082 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 030767-2026-500PF-ENU-2526-PRF1290-1 · RecruittaSME

    Signed
    24 Mar 2026
    Value
    £229,082
    Period
    … – 1 Jun 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
16bids · 16 electronic · 16 from abroad15——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Edinburgh Napier University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Sighthill Campus, 9 Sighthill Court, EDINBURGH, Scotland, EH11 4BNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RecruittaAwarded supplier 11 St Peters Buildings, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9PGContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria