Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning Services for Milton Keynes City Council
Authority: Milton Keynes City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMilton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Cleaning Services.
Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this E Tendering system in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/ ↗
Suppliers will be notified by email and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website be electing the "view details" button for this tender
Deadline for submissions for this tender will be 12 Noon 1st December 2026.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Building-cleaning services · Cleaning products · Cleaning services · Cleaning services of office equipment · Office cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Critieria: 50%
- Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Critieria: Please see Invitation to Tender for further details. The tender documents can be accessed by logging in https://in-tendhost.co.uk/miltonkeynes/aspx/Home
- Price: Please see Invitation to Tender for further details. The tender documents can be accessed by logging in https://in-tendhost.co.uk/miltonkeynes/aspx/Home
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- 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 £2,997,263 (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 Milton Keynes City Council buys Cleaning services (CPV 9091), and who usually turns up
Milton Keynes City Council’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
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
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 South East England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside South East 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 80 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.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid17% / 6%
2–324% / 10%
4–624% / 47%
7+34% / 37%
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 estimate43% / 28%
Within ±2%33% / 27%
Above estimate24% / 46%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 9091Published estimate£4.5m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
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 bid9%
2–33%
4–616%
7+71%
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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 101 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%£4.3m–£4.5m
Estimate£4.5m
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.6bn57 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 21 live · £625m 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. | 6% below n=19 | |
idverde LtdLarge | £65m38 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 20 live · £51m 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=14 |
Atlas FM LimitedLarge | £34m30 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 12 live · £24m 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. | 5% above n=11 |
| £15m21 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 14 live · £4.9m 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=16 | |
| £9.8m6 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 1 live · £8.8m 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=3 |
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 match score 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 1 Sept 2029
- First published
- 22 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 11:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2027
- Authority reference
2026-022- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094652- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a1b5Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As stated in tender documents
- Risks
As stated in tender documents
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 1 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published151 days ago22 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Market engagement91 days ago20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Please refer to notice and Portal for further information
For any suppliers interested in this opportunity please visit our e-Tendering portal - in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home ↗
- Next notice expected35 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published13 days ago7 Oct 2026, 11:46 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 29 days17 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 42 days1 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 193 days30 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 316 days1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026- Pipeline notice published22 May 2026, 15:00 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jun 2026, 11:09 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £4,500,00024 Jun 2026, 11:09 BST
- Tender notice published7 Oct 2026, 11:46 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active7 Oct 2026, 11:46 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Oct 2026, 11:46 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT7 Oct 2026, 11:46 BST
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
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please review ITT documents on InTend link above
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender