Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 28 Sept 2026, 16:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sports Estate Cleaning Services

Authority: University of Exeter (Education)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£300,000≈ £100k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 23 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Exeter is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to inform the development of its procurement strategy and requirements for a future multi-site Sports Estate Cleaning Services contract. The University is seeking engagement from suitably experienced cleaning service providers to better understand current market capability, service delivery models, innovation, sustainability, staffing and mobilisation considerations, pricing approaches and other factors that may inform the development of the future procurement. Interested suppliers are invited to review the information provided and complete the associated PME questionnaire. Feedback received will be used to help shape the University's requirements, specification, commercial model and approach to the subsequent procurement exercise. Responses should be submitted via the University's e-tendering portal by 12:00pm on Monday 12th October 2026. The University will review responses on a rolling basis throughout the pre-market engagement period and may contact suppliers before the closing date to seek clarification, request additional information or arrange follow-up discussions where appropriate. Participation in this PME does not constitute a commitment by the University to undertake a procurement exercise or award a contract. Participation, or non-participation, will not advantage or disadvantage any supplier in any subsequent procurement process.

CPV: Cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 — 4 Jan 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
Extensions
Extension options published
90910000 Cleaning services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Sept 2026, 16:33 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 16:33 BST
Authority reference
UOE_2026_175_EW
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077bd5

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    28 Sept 2026, 16:33 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTuk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
  3. Tender notice expectedin 25 days
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 97 days
    4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 16:33 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QH +44 139211111

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure