Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Cleaning Services at The Beacon Arts Centre, Wantage
Authority: Vale of White Horse District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Cleaning Team will provide a comprehensive cleaning service in The Beacon delivering this service in a safe and efficient manner. The Cleaning Team will be responsible for maintaining all internal cleanable areas to include fixtures, fittings, furniture, and finishes, to minimise degradation, enhance the asset life cycle and ensure that the council's high standards and image are maintained. The standard as specified in the specification is to be evident at the start of each working day.
The Cleaning Team will undertake all cleaning tasks associated with a professional venue cleaning service, to ensure that offices, meeting rooms, reception areas/public areas, toilets, kitchens, are maintained to a high standard and general level of cleanliness. All areas are to remain presentable to and always fit for their intended use. The cleaning supervisor will need to be responsible for monitoring the provision of the cleaning services daily to ensure a high-quality service is provided. The cleaning supervisor will undertake weekly (or frequency to be decided) cleaning inspections with the Venue Manager.
CPV: Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services · Cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£37,333
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).
Lot awarding rule: Evaluation Criteria Weighting Quality 40% Price 60%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jul 2025, 16:19 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 10:04 BST
- Authority reference
C-000031- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042494- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0564d9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗
Search for opportunities, select Vale of White Horse District Council under Organisations and choose this tender from the list provided.
Timeline
23 Jul 2025 → 3 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published23 Jul 2025, 16:19 BST
- Submission deadline20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published115 days ago3 Jul 2026, 10:04 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2025- Tender notice published23 Jul 2025, 16:19 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published3 Jul 2026, 10:04 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete3 Jul 2026, 10:04 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Direct Services Trading Limited | £26,195 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Cleaning Services at The Beacon Arts Centre, Wantage · Oxford Direct Services Trading Limited
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2026
- Value
- £26,195
- Period
- 20 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2027 · up to 19 Jun 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Council may extend the Term of this Contract for a period of up to two months by giving not less than two months' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. Any extension will be subject to agreement in writing by both Parties.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES TRADING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender