Official UK procurement notice
ESFM: FM - Cleaning Services for the BE in Mexico City
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery listed: Mexico (MX)
Published estimate£362,069≈ £121k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2026
Next notice expected 17 Jun 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 3 Jan 2030 · up to 3 Jan 2032 with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Embassy in Mexico City requires on-site cleaning services across the Embassy’s office accommodation, including open plan and private offices, meeting rooms, receptions, corridors, stairwells, toilets, showers, kitchenettes, and other common areas.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Phase 1: Participation Period, Phase 2: Tendering Period.
CPV: Cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£362,069
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical criteria: 60%
- Commercial criteria: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical criteria
- Commercial criteria
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- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 10 Aug 2026
- First published
- 14 May 2026, 18:26 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2026, 18:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060542- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069953Find a Tender
- How it runs
Phase 1: Participation Period, Phase 2: Tendering Period.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 May 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published167 days ago14 May 2026, 18:26 BST
- Next notice expected133 days ago17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published124 days ago26 Jun 2026, 18:15 BST
- Submission deadline90 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by82 days ago7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 66 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 May 2026, 18:26 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Jun 2026, 18:15 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £362,06926 Jun 2026, 18:15 BSTwas £217,241
- Status changed to active26 Jun 2026, 18:15 BST
- Procurement method changed26 Jun 2026, 18:15 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender