Find a TenderAwarded
Published 20 Feb 2025, 15:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning Services - South Norfolk Council

Official notice

Authority: South Norfolk Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£246,000envelope for 2 lots
Submissions closed 21 Mar 2025awarded 1 Sept 2025
Awarded to Chase Services Group Ltd, Mr Bright's Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

South Norfolk Council ("The Council"), owns a variety of residential property and office assets across the South Norfolk and Broadland District Council regions of Norfolk and is now seeking bids from potential contractors to consolidate a range of cleaning contracts to improve quality, resilience, and costs of service.This tender is split into two lots, Lot 1 office Cleaning and Lot 2 for Temporary accommodation.

CPV: Accommodation cleaning services · Cleaning services · Office cleaning services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£246,000 together)
Lot #1South Norfolk Council Cleaning ServicesAwarded 3 yrsPublished value£168,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Temporary Accommodation CleaningAwarded 3 yrsPublished value£78,000

South Norfolk Council owns a variety of residential property across the South Norfolk and Broadland District Council regions of Norfolk and is now seeking bids from potential contractors to consolidate a range of cleaning contracts to improve quality, resilience, and costs of service. This lot relates to temporary accommodation cleaning in a variety of sites as listed in the appendices listed in the Invitation to Tender Part A document.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

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
Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Lot 1 Office Cleaning Total Price: 40
Published award criteria (1)
  • Lot 1 Office Cleaning Total Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 40 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
20 Feb 2025, 15:24 GMT
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 10:47 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
2572-PPT-O
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059555
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation cleaning servicesCleaning servicesOffice cleaning services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e541 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As detailed in the Public Contract Regulations 2015

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
210 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

21 Mar 2025 → 25 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published386 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 10:47 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2025, 10:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £192,5412 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1111 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · South Norfolk Council Cleaning Services1 award
Chase Services Group LtdSMESouth Norfolk Council Office Cleaning Contract——Awarded
Lot 2 · Temporary Accommodation Cleaning1 award
Mr Bright's LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • South Norfolk Council Office Cleaning Contract · Chase Services Group LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Sept 2025
    Value
    £141,064
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2028
    Status
    active
  • Contract 059555-2025-2572-PPT-O-2 · Mr Bright's LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Sept 2025
    Value
    £51,477
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · South Norfolk Council Cleaning Services6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——
2 · Temporary Accommodation Cleaning5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

South Norfolk Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Horizon Centre, Peachman Way, Broadland Business Park, Norwich, East of England, NR7 0WFContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties 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