Official UK procurement notice
Healthcare Soft Facilities Management (FM) Services 2
Authority: Government Commercial Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCrown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Public Sector Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Healthcare Soft FM Services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations.
The initial position, subject to engagement, is for a lotting structure that covers Waste, Catering, Linen & Laundry, Cleaning, Security, Reception, Portering and Grounds Maintenance.
The final lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Construction work · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · Health and social work services · Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services · +13 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 10 Nov 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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).
- “Healthcare Soft Facilities Management (FM) Services 2” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Government Commercial Agency runs Food, drink, tobacco (CPV 15) tenders for its clients, and who usually turns up
Government Commercial Agency’s UK market comparison describes the UK delivery area in the notice. The notice also lists non-UK areas, so the comparison may not describe the whole procedure. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Food, drink, tobacco (CPV 15) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
i
How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
i
How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in North West England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside North West England.
i
How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 138 days of the bid deadline.
i
How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
i
How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid7% / 13%
2–354% / 35%
4–65% / 25%
7+35% / 27%
How did awards compare with estimates?
i
Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Our matching links this notice to “Estate Management Services 2” and “Facilities Management and Security Services” of this authority, but none of the 13 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1Published estimate£7.0bn
The notice lists UK and non-UK delivery areas for this lot. The figures below use UK market history and may not describe competition across every area.
i
How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. Published delivery includes UK and non-UK areas, so the UK model may not describe every area. The bar shows 96 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid13%
2–335%
4–625%
7+27%
i
Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVILLS (UK) LIMITEDEarlier contract | Estate Management Services 2started Oct 2025 | Lot 1 - Total Estate Management | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITEDEarlier contract | Estate Management Services 2started Oct 2025 | Lot 1 - Total Estate Management | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Align Property PartnersEarlier contract | Estate Management Services 2started Oct 2025 | Lot 1 - Total Estate Management | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LIMITEDEarlier contract | Estate Management Services 2started Oct 2025 | Lot 1 - Total Estate Management | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Kier Services Ltd T/A Kier Places (Appointed to Lot 2)Earlier contract | Facilities Management and Security Servicesstarted Aug 2026 | Lot 1a - Total Facilities Management £0-£2m average annual contract value | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jan 2026, 12:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMT
- Authority reference
RM6412- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023450- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060f90Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- —
Timeline
27 Jan 2026 → 10 Nov 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published267 days ago27 Jan 2026, 12:07 GMT
- Latest notice published219 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMT
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Market engagementin 191 days30 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
Crown Commercial Service intends to commence market engagement during March 2026 and continue the engagement into coming months up until 30th April 2027. Engagement will typically consist of surveys/questionnaires, one to one sessions, workshops and events.
We invite any suggestions or feedback on the future, including but not limited to, framework structure, service lines and processes. Existing relevant commercial agreements within Crown Commercial Service include:
RM6331 Healthcare Soft FM (www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6331 ↗)
RM6378 Facilities Management and Security services (www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6378 ↗)
We ask that any industry experts, professional bodies, suppliers, buyers, and any other interested parties please express your interest by emailing [email protected]. Your email must clearly state the name of your organisation, the contact details of the individual(s) and any initial particular areas of interest.
Details of market engagement will also be included on the RM6412 webpage (www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6412 ↗)
- Tender notice expectedin 203 days12 May 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 384 days10 Nov 2027
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2026- Pipeline notice published27 Jan 2026, 12:07 GMTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender