Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 18 Dec 2025, 13:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Janitorial Supplies · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£366,000≈ £183k / year · £439,200 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2026awarded 29 Apr 2026
Awarded to Lyreco UK Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Apr 2028 · up to 1 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council wide provision of janitorial products and equipment that specifies the usage of the product, with instructions and advice and guidance on the tasks and area / environment of work.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: This tender is for products already purchased therefore, preliminary market engagement was not required.

CPV: Cleaning and polishing products · Cleaning products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£366,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Apr 2030 with extensionsValue: £366,000 exc. VAT · £439,200 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 month optional extensions
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    15.1.1 Legal Capacity to perform the contract: (i) Supplier must provide details of all Suppliers/ Sub-Contractors that they will use to deliver this contract. (ii) Where relying on a Sub-Contractor to deliver the Essential Elements of the contract, the Supplier, must confirm that they will enter into a legally binding contract with each Sub-Contractor. 15.1.2 Insurance Requirements: (i) Employers Liability – minimum of £10,000,000 (ten million pounds) (ii) Public Liability - minimum of £5,000,000 (five million pounds) (iii) Product Liability - minimum of £5,000,000 (five million pounds) (The above insurance levels are not required for participation but will be needed if successful and must be evidenced pre contract signature.)

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 50%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    15.1.1 Legal Capacity to perform the contract: (i) Supplier must provide details of all Suppliers/ Sub-Contractors that they will use to deliver this contract. (ii) Where relying on a Sub-Contractor to deliver the Essential Elements of the contract, the Supplier, must confirm that they will enter into a legally binding contract with each Sub-Contractor. 15.1.2 Insurance Requirements: (i) Employers Liability – minimum of £10,000,000 (ten million pounds) (ii) Public Liability - minimum of £5,000,000 (five million pounds) (iii) Product Liability - minimum of £5,000,000 (five million pounds) (The above insurance levels are not required for participation but will be needed if successful and must be evidenced pre contract signature.)

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
Goods
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 15 Dec 2027
First published
18 Dec 2025, 13:11 GMT
Last source update
10 Jun 2026, 16:39 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 4 Mar 2026
Authority reference
CT02
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084370
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning and polishing productsCleaning products
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f91d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
8 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

18 Dec 2025 → 10 Jun 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published306 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 13:11 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by285 days ago
    8 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline274 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by229 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts202 days ago
    1 Apr 2026
  6. Assessment summaries sent173 days ago
    30 Apr 2026
  7. Standstill ends151 days ago
    21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published132 days ago
    10 Jun 2026, 16:39 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 13:11 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 May 2026, 14:53 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 May 2026, 14:53 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    10 Jun 2026, 16:39 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £366,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 126 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lyreco UK Limited1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions£366,00029 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Janitorial Supplies · Lyreco UK Limited

    Signed
    1 Jun 2026
    Value
    £366,000
    Period
    1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 months extensions

    No agreed KPIs: KPI's have been set however the contract value is below the necessary threshold of £5 million for publishing the KPI's.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12final-stage tenders60—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPQT-9425-JWVM Town Hall, Pinstone Street,, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2HHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Lyreco UK & IrelandAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBDD-4873-GRGH Deer Park Court, Donninghton Wood, Donninghton Wood, Telford, West Midlands, TF2 7NBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender