Official UK procurement notice
Gateway Trust - Cleaning Services
Authority: The Gateway Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGateway Trust is looking to appoint a cleaning services company to undertake its cleaning requirements throughout its portfolio.
CPV: Building-cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
In accordance to the ITT document
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Added Value: 10%
- Customer Care: 10%
- Staff: 30%
- Service Delivery: 20%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
- Added Value
- Customer Care
- Price
- Staff
- Service Delivery
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Technical & professional ability
In accordance to the ITT document
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Apr 2026, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 16:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CA17506- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036764- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0688edFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published184 days ago22 Apr 2026, 16:01 BST
- Clarification questions by171 days ago4 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline158 days ago18 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent107 days ago8 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published107 days ago8 Jul 2026, 16:45 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Tender notice published22 Apr 2026, 16:01 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 May 2026, 16:04 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 18 May 2026, 13:00 BST15 May 2026, 16:04 BST+1 days · was 17 May 2026, 11:00 BST
- Contract award notice published8 Jul 2026, 16:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2026, 16:45 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Cleaning Services (SW) LtdSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £1,321,681 | 7 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Direct Cleaning Services (SW) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender