Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral
Authority: WIRRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this procurement is to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to provide a comprehensive window cleaning service across sites operated by Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust. The contract will cover the cleaning of external and internal glazing, frames, associated fittings and signage across a range of healthcare facilities throughout Wirral.
The key objectives of the procurement are to:
Ensure all window cleaning services are delivered to a consistently high standard across the Trusts' estate, supporting a clean, safe and well-maintained healthcare environment.
Support compliance with relevant health and safety legislation, including the Work at Height Regulations 2005, and ensure safe systems of work are implemented at all times.
Contribute to the Trusts' infection prevention and control objectives by maintaining high standards of cleanliness within healthcare settings.
Minimise disruption to patients, visitors and staff while ensuring services are delivered efficiently and in accordance with agreed schedules and specifications.
Obtain best value for money through a competitive procurement process that balances quality, safety, service delivery and cost effectiveness.
Appoint a contractor capable of delivering reliable contract management, trained and competent operatives, and continuous compliance with NHS policies, statutory requirements and environmental responsibilities.
Overall, the procurement seeks to establish a long-term partnership with a contractor that can deliver safe, compliant and high-quality window cleaning services, helping both Trusts maintain healthcare environments that are clean, welcoming and fit for patients, staff and visitors
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Nov 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£145,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: See ITT documentation on atamis Health Family eCommercial System
- Price: See ITT documentation on atamis Health Family eCommercial System
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- 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.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £96,578 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How WIRRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST buys Cleaning services (CPV 9091), and who usually turns up
WIRRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Cleaning services (CPV 9091) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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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 in North West England.
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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 52 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid8%
2–329%
4–638%
7+25%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate33%
Within ±2%46%
Above estimate21%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 9091Published estimate£145k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid5%
2–317%
4–629%
7+48%
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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.
Based on 38 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£124k–£145k
Estimate£145k
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.
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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.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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.
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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.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £357m3 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £117k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 9% above n=1 | |
| £289m47 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 15 live · £100m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=26 | |
| £11m10 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £2.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=10 | |
| £17m16 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 6 live · £4.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
| £30m19 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 29 live · £40m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=45 |
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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 Nov 2031
- First published
- 19 Oct 2026, 09:49 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 09:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
C483280- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098300- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078a5dFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Atamis (Health Family)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Oct 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published2 days ago19 Oct 2026, 09:49 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 31 days20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 41 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 41 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Oct 2026, 09:49 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications There is further information available within the ITT and specifications uploaded as separate documents within the atamis Health Family Supplier Portal. For more information please contact [email protected]
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender