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Published 5 Nov 2025, 12:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Specialist Cleaning, Clearances and Adhoc Services

Official notice

Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£1,600,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025awarded 4 Mar 2026
Awarded to Caledonian Maintenance Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renfrewshire Council ("the Employer") has the requirement to appoint a Contractor to carry out specialist cleaning, general cleaning, clearances of gardens, communal areas and void/tenanted properties. There is also the requirement to carry out needle sweeps to void and tenanted properties, as well as deal with any adhoc services as mentioned in the Service Information that may be included in the Task Order.

  • Recurrence: Further Notices will be issued in advance of any expiry dates in Service Period or extensions.

CPV: Accommodation cleaning services · Bin-cleaning services · Cleaning services · Exterior cleaning work for buildings · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Employer wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide the Employer with a Specialist…AwardedRenewal

The Employer wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide the Employer with a Specialist Cleaning, Cleaning, Clearances and Adhoc Services requirement across the Council. This Contract is for Part 2 Services only.

Part 2 Services may include specialist cleaning requirements such as trauma cleans/ hazardous cleans, house, communal and garden clearances and adhoc requirements. Work for these requirements will be issued via Task Order and there is no guarantee of work or spend.

The Contractor will be required to carry out all services required by the Council. This includes carrying out needle sweeps within Tenanted Properties.

Delay Damages – Tenderers should note that Delay Damages may apply to Part 2 Services. The Delay Damages will vary depending on the requirements and the Employer reserves the right to apply Delay Damages to a Task Order where necessary.

Delivery: Scotland · Renfrewshire
Extensions: The Contract will be for an initial Service Period of 24 months from the Starting Date anticipated to be 16th March 2026, with the option to extend on two separate occasions for a period up to 12 months on each occasion. Any extension will be at the sole discretion of the Employer.Variant 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Methodology and Approach - Voidss: 10%
  • Collaboration and Communication: 10%
  • Turnaround Times: 10%
  • Resource: 10%
  • Quality of Work: 10%
  • Methodology and Approach - Housing Services: 10%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • Community Benefits Outcome Menu: 2%
  • Community Benefits Methodology: 3%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (10)
  • Methodology and Approach - Voidss: 10
  • Collaboration and Communication: 10
  • Turnaround Times: 10
  • Resource: 10
  • Quality of Work: 10
  • Methodology and Approach - Housing Services: 10
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Community Benefits Outcome Menu: 2
  • Community Benefits Methodology: 3
  • Price: 30
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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes · Further Notices will be issued in advance of any expiry dates in Service Period or extensions.
First published
5 Nov 2025, 12:02 GMT
Last source update
10 Mar 2026, 15:19 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Dec 2025 – …
Authority reference
RC-CPU-25-150
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021418
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation cleaning servicesBin-cleaning servicesCleaning servicesExterior cleaning work for buildingsRadioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dad6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers or risk suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:826162)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

5 Dec 2025 → 3 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline321 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened321 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published226 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 15:19 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until201 days ago
    3 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Mar 2026, 15:19 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1312 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Caledonian Maintenance Services LtdSME£1,600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad12——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Renfrewshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 1JBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview contact point Edinburgh
  • Please refer to VI.4.3 belowMediation body UK

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