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Published 19 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ocds-h6vhtk-04e3d8 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ECL The Care & Wellbeing Company·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000≈ £686k / year57.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025awarded 1 Oct 2025
Awarded to Town and Country Cleaners Ltd
Contract term 2 yrs 11 moends 30 Sept 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide a scheduled commercial cleaning service across multiple sites in Essex and West Sussex to ensure that ECL buildings are adequately sanitised and clean.

CPV: Cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of Commercial Cleaning ServicesRenewal 2 yrs 11 mo

Provision of scheduled commercial cleaning service across multiple sites in Essex and West Sussex to ensure that ECL buildings are adequately sanitised and clean.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (2 yrs 11 mo)
Delivery: East of England, South East · Essex and West Sussex sites
Extensions: One year subject to satisfactory supplier performanceVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see tender documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
Last source update
22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
ecm_10435
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085353
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning services
Delivery area
UKEast of England (UKH3)South East (UKJ27)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

BICSC standard

How it was run

Official notice
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Submission deadline
28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Feb 2025 → 22 Dec 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    28 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts388 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published305 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £856,2811 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Town and Country Cleaners Ltd£856,281 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Commercial Cleaning Services · Town and Country Cleaners Ltd

    Signed
    1 Oct 2025
    Value
    £856,281
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2028
    Status
    active
    • Change This is a notice about a modification to a component of the contract charge value, changing it from £485 to £2368.07, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Following the contract award, an assessment identified the need for revised working hours and days at one of the sites

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

ECL The Care & Wellbeing Company

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 06723149 Seax House, Victoria Road South, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Essex Cares LimitedMediation bodyReview body Chelmsford
  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria