Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance and Repair of Cleaning Machines (Tenant Machines only)
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDCC has several services using Tennant floor cleaning machines these include culture & sport, Facilities management and DCC cleaning service. Each service works to a cleaning standard within their sites, and it is key the cleaning machines are fully operational, fit for purpose and safe to use.
Please note, this award is for the maintenance and repair of Tenant cleaning machines only. Purchase of new machines will be by competitive tender.
GT Cleaning are an approved and recognised Sales and Service Authorised Partner, who work independently as well as alongside the Tennant 'Direct' sales team.
Tennant has no other recognised 'Authorised Partners' operating in the North East, North West and Scotland.
Tennant Authorised Partners benefit from;
Ø Full Warranty Support
Ø Field Technical Support
Ø Access to Software uploads
Ø Access to Diagnostic Tools
Ø Technical Bulletins and Updates
Ø Factory Service Training
CPV: Floor-cleaning machines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2025, 14:44 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2026, 08:52 BST
- Authority reference
OPEN2026304- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037822- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056c62Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
GT Cleaning are an approved and recognised Sales and Service Authorised Partner, who work independently as well as alongside the Tennant 'Direct' sales team.
Tennant has no other recognised 'Authorised Partners' operating in the North East, North West and Scotland.
Tennant Authorised Partners benefit from;
Ø Full Warranty Support
Ø Field Technical Support
Ø Access to Software uploads
Ø Access to Diagnostic Tools
Ø Technical Bulletins and Updates
Ø Factory Service Training
Please note, this award is for the maintenance and repair of existing Tenant cleaning machines only. Purchase of new machines will be by competitive tender process.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 Aug 2025 → 27 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published4 Aug 2025, 14:44 BST
- Market engagement15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Preliminary Market Engagement questionnaire available to access and respond to free of charge at open-uk.org
- Contract starts359 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends184 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published182 days ago27 Apr 2026, 08:52 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Aug 2025, 14:44 BSTUK2
- Transparency notice published15 Apr 2026, 13:11 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2026, 13:11 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Apr 2026, 13:11 BST
- Contract award notice published15 Apr 2026, 13:46 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published27 Apr 2026, 08:52 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 4 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT Cleaning Machines LtdSME1 May 2026 – 28 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030Extensions: 1 x 24 month optional extension, subject to existing Tenant machines still being in use and no reasonable alternative for their repair and maintenance. | £250,000 | 15 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · GT Cleaning Machines LtdSME
- Signed
- 27 Apr 2026
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 28 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 24 month optional extension, subject to existing Tenant machines still being in use and no reasonable alternative for their repair and maintenance.
4 agreed KPIs: Attendance at call outs · Repair time · Parts Delivery …
- Attendance at call outs
- Repair time
- Parts Delivery
- Service Reports
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GT CLEANING MACHINES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender