Official UK procurement notice
Knowes Housing Association Ltd. Common Area Cleaning, Various Locations, Faifley
Authority: Knowes Housing Association Ltd. (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe work comprises the routine cleaning and disinfecting of common close areas. The contract duration is 36 months with the option to extend by a further 24 months on a yearly basis subject to satisfactory review as assessed by the Association's Housing Management and by tenant feedback.
- Recurrence: The contract duration is 36 months after which the contract will be re- procured or extended for a maximum further period of 24 months.
CPV: Building-cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The works comprise the routine cleaning and disinfection of common close areas to…Renewal
The works comprise the routine cleaning and disinfection of common close areas to communal residential properties. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of then Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Price: 70%
- Suitability
If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
The relevant trade register in the UK is the Companies House Register - ://www.gov.uk/government/organisat… ↗ or equivalent in other countries.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · The contract duration is 36 months after which the contract will be re- procured or extended for a maximum further period of 24 months.
- First published
- 2 Jun 2026, 16:09 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 16:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
ESP 4992- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052031- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=833462. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Refer to Invitation to Tender Document. (SC Ref:833462) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=833462
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Jun 2026 → 3 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published141 days ago2 Jun 2026, 16:09 BST
- Submission deadline110 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened110 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dumbarton Sheriff CourtReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Ewing Somerville Partnership (Scotland) LtdProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria