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title: "Periodic Contract Cleaning - Soft Market Testing"
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# Periodic Contract Cleaning - Soft Market Testing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/periodic-contract-cleaning-soft-market-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-0377b5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Essex: "Periodic Contract Cleaning - Soft Market Testing". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Essex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-essex-urn-133805)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accommodation cleaning services, Cleaning services, Office cleaning services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0377b5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/periodic-contract-cleaning-soft-market-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-0377b5#tl-md)

## Description
The potential supplier would be required to provide a periodic cleaning service to the University of Essex in both student residential areas and the main administrative estate.  Suppliers must be aware that the work volumes are not guaranteed and can fluctuate depending on student numbers and the requirements of our summer conference business in our accommodation areas

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Office Cleaning
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 90919200
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Office cleaning
Servicing – office areas

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Accommodation cleaning (deep cleaning)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 90911100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Accommodation cleaning (deep cleaning)
Deep clean – bedroom and bathroom ensuite areas
Deep clean – Tower bedrooms

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Accommodation cleaning (scheduled clean and servicing)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 90911100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Accommodation cleaning (scheduled clean and servicing)
Scheduled clean – communal areas
Scheduled clean – communal bathrooms
Scheduled clean – kitchens
Servicing – bedrooms and kitchens

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029705-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-21T09:32:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:47:49.034Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0377b5