Official UK procurement notice
PCC/PD/851 - Contract for the Specialist Cleaning & Decontamination Services
Authority: Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside (Police & fire)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£400,000≈ £100k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2025awarded 22 Jul 2025
Awarded to Matrix Biohazard Services Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSpecialist cleaning contract for Forensics, R&R and Custody. Cleaning of Cells, Forensics and Vans
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality & social Value: 65%
- Pricing Schedule: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality & social Value
- Pricing Schedule
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- 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 1 May 2031
- First published
- 14 May 2025, 13:37 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2025, 16:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
PCC/PD/851- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021266- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05131fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗
Tender is live on the In-tend website now
Timeline
14 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 13:37 BST
- Clarification questions by23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent22 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published10 Sept 2025, 16:15 BST
- Contract starts387 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 13:37 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jul 2025, 10:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2025, 10:16 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Sept 2025, 16:15 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £400,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matrix Biohazard Services LtdSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: 2 x 1 year · Options: 4hr Pricing, 6hr Pricing, 12 hr pricing, and addition one off cleans | £400,000 | 22 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
PCC/PD/851 - Contract for the Specialist Cleaning & Decontamination Services · Matrix Biohazard Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2025
- Value
- £400,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional extension 2 x 1 year
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MATRIX BIOHAZARD SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender is published on In-tend. Suppliers will need to register if they have not already done so, to be able to bid for this contract. The link https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home will begin this process.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender