Official UK procurement notice
ID594 Communal Cleaning and Window Cleaning
Authority: Aspire Housing (Public body)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG23)
Published estimate£1,600,000≈ £533k / year · £2,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Jan 2026awarded 20 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to aAFD Services
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAspire Housing (referred to as “Aspire”) is looking to appoint a provider of Communal Cleaning and window cleaning for a contract commencing in June 2026 for a term of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 24 months, details of which are included in the enclosed documents.
Site Visit scheduled for Thursday 11th December 2025 at 10am starting at Kingsley then onto Millrise and Holborn. (3 core sites)
11/08/2026 Please note the CAN 2026/S 000-068460 has been edited to amend the previous incorrect contract value and reset the standstill period - this has now been amended.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Oct 2030, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Cleaning services · Window-cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,600,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes · next expected 2 Oct 2030
- First published
- 4 Dec 2025, 15:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
ID594- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079831- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eeedFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
4 Dec 2025 → 11 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published321 days ago4 Dec 2025, 15:19 GMT
- Submission deadline278 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by240 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent94 days ago20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published71 days ago11 Aug 2026, 15:43 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Dec 2025- Tender notice published4 Dec 2025, 15:19 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Jul 2026, 18:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Jul 2026, 18:02 BST
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2026, 15:09 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2026, 15:43 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 4 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £2,749,1241 award exc. VAT
Bids received 64 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| aAFD ServicesCommunal Cleaning, Window cleaning & Gutter cleaning1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2029 · up to 1 Oct 2031Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2x 12 months subject to performance and KPI statistics · Amended: 11/08/2026 Please note the CAN 2026/S 000-068460 has been edited to amend the previous incorrect contract value (correct value inc VAT £3,298,947) and reset the standstill period (Now expires 21/08/2026) - this has now been amended. · Amended: 11/08/2026 Please note the CAN 2026/S 000-068460 has been edited to amend the previous incorrect contract value (correct value inc VAT £3,298,947) and reset the standstill period (Now expires 21/08/2026) - this has now been amended. | £2,749,124 | 20 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 4 | 4 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- aAFD ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender