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Published 17 Jun 2025, 09:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

RCHT Window Cleaning · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£230,000≈ £46k / year · £276,000 inc. VAT23.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Jul 2025awarded 24 Sept 2025
Award (standstill) to Daylight Window and Industrial Cleaning Services Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Open procurement process under PA2023 to appoint a window cleaning service at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

  • No preliminary market engagement: The Trust has decided not to undertake market engagement for this project.

CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£230,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2032 with extensionsValue: £230,000 exc. VAT · £276,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South West
Extensions: Up to 2-years.

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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Proposed Service Delivery Model: 20%
  • Mobilisation Plan: 5%
  • Contingency Plans: 5%
  • Commercial Evaluation: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Proposed Service Delivery Model
  • Mobilisation Plan
  • Contingency Plans
  • Social Value
  • Commercial Evaluation
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Jun 2025, 09:14 BST
Last source update
26 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Aug 2025
Authority reference
NHS2370
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032794
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
Delivery area
South West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054de3 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
29 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Jun 2025 → 7 Oct 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 09:14 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    29 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    29 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    9 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent396 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published396 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
  7. Contract starts391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025
  8. Standstill ends384 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 09:14 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    26 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £176,4001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Daylight Window and Industrial Cleaning Services LimitedSMERCHT Window Cleaning Services1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2032Extensions: The contract can be extended up to a maximum of 2-years.£176,40024 Sept 2025standstill to 7 Oct 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: REF · GB-PPON: PGXP-9455-TXGR Treliske, Truro, South West, TR1 3LJContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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