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Published 14 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Soft FM services for LSCFT

Official notice

Authority: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£350,000,000≈ £70m / year · £420,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Sept 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 27 Jan 2032 · up to 28 Jan 2036 with extensions · starts 27 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority intends to appoint a suitably experienced Soft FM Service Provider capable of delivering high quality, responsive, resilient and value-for-money services, The anticipated scope of Services includes, without limitation, domestic services, cleaning, catering, laundry and linen, logistics, waste management, helpdesk and associated Soft FM management services.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2035, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Building and facilities management services · Facilities management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsPublished value£350,000,000
Contract period: 27 Jan 2027 – 27 Jan 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 28 Jan 2036 with extensionsValue: £350,000,000 exc. VAT · £420,000,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: optional additional years of term
79993000 Building and facilities management services79993100 Facilities management services

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: 30%Social value: 10%Environmental: 20%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Mobilisation and Implementation: 10%
  • Service Delivery Model and Operational Management: 15%
  • Quality, Assurance and Continuous Improvement: 10%
  • Bidder Presentation: 5%
  • Commercial / Price: 30%
  • Social Value, Sustainability and Community Benefit: 10%
  • Workforce Engagement, Sustainability and Development: 10%
  • Mental Health, Secure Environment and Safety-Critical Services Awareness: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Mobilisation and Implementation: B2.1 Mobilisation and Implementation
  • Service Delivery Model and Operational Management: B2.2 Service Delivery Model and Operational Management
  • Workforce Engagement, Sustainability and Development: B2.3 Workforce Engagement, Sustainability and Development
  • Quality, Assurance and Continuous Improvement: B2.4 Quality, Assurance and Continuous Improvement
  • Social Value, Sustainability and Community Benefit: B2.5 Social Value, Sustainability and Community Benefit
  • Mental Health, Secure Environment and Safety-Critical Services Awareness: B2.6 Mental Health, Secure Environment and Safety-Critical Services Awareness
  • Bidder Presentation: Bidder Presentation stage
  • Commercial / Price: Commercial Schedule
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Closed
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 31 Aug 2035
First published
14 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Oct 2026
Authority reference
C465019
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077742
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Building and facilities management servicesFacilities management services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e4c7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
24 Sept 2026, 18:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Sept 2026, 18:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender on atamis portal - reference C465019 (atamis-1928.my.site.com/ProSpend__CustomComm… ↗)

Timeline

14 Aug 2026 → 27 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published74 days ago
    14 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST
  2. Clarification questions by41 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 18:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline32 days ago
    24 Sept 2026, 18:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by3 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 91 days
    27 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PQNP-2563-YTQZ Sceptre Point, Sceptre Way, Walton Summit, Preston, North West, PR5 6AWContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender