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Published 21 Sept 2026, 09:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Housekeeping contract for Our Town Hall

Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsup to 8 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2029

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Future Housekeeping Services for Manchester Town Hall

Manchester City Council is undertaking preparatory work for the future procurement of housekeeping services to support the operation of the refurbished Manchester Town Hall.

As the Town Hall reopens and transitions back into operational use following refurbishment works, the Council intends to put in place a shorter-term housekeeping arrangement to ensure continuity of service and support initial building occupation requirements.

In parallel, the Council is developing its longer-term service requirements and procurement strategy for a comprehensive housekeeping services contract. The future procurement is expected to consider the full range of housekeeping and associated cleaning support requirements necessary to maintain the Town Hall as a flagship civic building, delivering high standards of cleanliness, presentation, visitor experience and operational support.

This pipeline notice is being published to provide advance market visibility of the Council's future intentions and to support supplier awareness and engagement. The scope, procurement route, estimated value and anticipated timetable for the substantive procurement remain under development and may be subject to change.

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Interested suppliers should note that publication of this notice does not constitute a call for competition, invitation to tender or commitment by the Council to commence a procurement process. Further information will be published in due course should the Council decide to proceed with a formal procurement exercise

The future procurement is expected to include cleaning and housekeeping activities that reflect the operational, heritage and conservation requirements associated with one of the UK's most significant historic civic buildings.

Estimated contract dates are subject to change at the Council's discretion but it is currently anticipated that the contract length will be 8 years (4+2+2).

CPV: Cleaning services · Facilities management services · Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2029 — 31 Mar 2033 (4 yrs) · up to 8 yrs with extensionsDelivery: North West
Extensions
Extension options published
79993100 Facilities management services90910000 Cleaning services92520000 Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings

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
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Sept 2026, 09:55 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 09:55 BST
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning servicesFacilities management servicesMuseum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings
Delivery area
North West (UKD33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077606

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    21 Sept 2026, 09:48 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 345 days
    1 Sept 2027, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2029, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Sept 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 09:55 BSTUK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 09:48 BSTUK1
Published amendments (1)

Correction to estimated contract end date and estimated extension end date. Also a correction to estimated date of tender notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLNV-8798-LDMP Town Hall Extension, Manchester, North West, M60 2LA [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender