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title: "FTS048 Cleaning Services - Inverness Campus"
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# FTS048 Cleaning Services - Inverness Campus

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fts048-cleaning-services-inverness-campus-ocds-h6vhtk-05f17f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Highlands and Islands Enterprise: "FTS048 Cleaning Services - Inverness Campus". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £498,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Highlands and Islands Enterprise](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-GB-FTS-1479)
- **Published Value:** £498,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accommodation, building and window cleaning services, Cleaning and sanitation services, Cleaning services, Office cleaning services, Office, school and office equipment cleaning services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM62
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f17f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fts048-cleaning-services-inverness-campus-ocds-h6vhtk-05f17f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fts048-cleaning-services-inverness-campus-ocds-h6vhtk-05f17f#participate

## Description
HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide cleaning services at a number of buildings at Inverness Campus.
The contract will be let from 1 June 2026 for the initial period of 3 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Conditions, with HIE having the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months and another further period of up to 12 months following the Initial Term (i.e. the maximum contract length including the optional extension periods is 5 years).
The currently envisaged budget for the the first 2 years is GBP 127,800 - GBP 182,600 (excluding VAT). The prices will remain fixed for Year 1 and 2 of the contract, thereafter a price increase mechanism may apply, as per the tender documents.
The value stated in sections II.1.5 and II.2.6. refers to the estimated contract value over the maximum length of the contract (i.e. 5 years).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 90900000, 90910000, 90911000, 90911300, 90919000, 90919200
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £498,000
- **Description:** The services required include cleaning and housekeeping, day cleaning and periodic cleaning services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 o...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 020933-2026-FTS048-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020933-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-09T14:11:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:57:15.951Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f17f