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Published 19 Jun 2025, 12:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Public Convenience Cleaning · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Winchester City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£550,000≈ £183k / year · £660,000 inc. VAT27.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2025awarded 7 Oct 2025
Awarded to Wetton Cleaning Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council invited responses from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the provision of public convenience cleaning services. The following sites are currently within the scope of the contract:

  • Abbey Gardens (Winchester City centre)
  • Market Lane (Winchester City centre)
  • Arc, Jewry Street (Winchester City centre)
  • North Walls aka River Park (Winchester City centre)
  • Coach Park, Worthy Lane (Car park)
  • Chesil Street (Car Park)
  • South Park & Ride (Car Park)
  • St Catherine Hill (Car Park)
  • Magdalen Cemetery
  • Magdalen Cemetery Lodge
  • Station Road, New Alresford (Town/Parish)
  • Station Road, Wickham (Town/Parish)
  • Kidmore Lane, Denmead (Town/Parish.
  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 18 Jun 2030, 00:59 BST.

CPV: Cleaning and sanitation services · Cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£550,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensionsValue: £550,000 exc. VAT · £660,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As specified in the tender documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The following standards are mandated as stated in the tender documents: Current ISO9001 certification Current ISO14001 certification Membership of an accredited SSIP scheme or equivalent.

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Assessment: 40%
  • Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality Assessment
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As specified in the tender documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The following standards are mandated as stated in the tender documents: Current ISO9001 certification Current ISO14001 certification Membership of an accredited SSIP scheme or equivalent.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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 18 Jun 2030
First published
19 Jun 2025, 12:44 BST
Last source update
2 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 Sept 2025
Authority reference
WCC/
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033678
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning and sanitation servicesCleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054feb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jun 2025 → 2 Jan 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 12:44 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    4 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by397 days ago
    18 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent378 days ago
    7 Oct 2025
  6. Standstill ends367 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts292 days ago
    1 Jan 2026
  8. Latest notice published291 days ago
    2 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 12:44 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    2 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £398,8581 award exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wetton Cleaning Services LimitedSME1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030Extensions: Two separate 12 month extensions.£398,8587 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Public Convenience Cleaning · Wetton Cleaning Services LimitedSME

    Signed
    22 Dec 2025
    Value
    £549,204 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Feb 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Two 12 month optional extensions until 31/12/2030

    No agreed KPIs: KPI s are included however the contract value is below £5m for reporting purposes.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders70—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Winchester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMTC-5839-ZQJV Winchester City Council, Colebrook Street, Winchester, South East, SO23 9LJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wetton Cleaning Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00473038GB-PPON: PYCZ-4786-TZXY Estate House, 2 Pembroke Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, South East, TN13 1XRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender