Official UK procurement notice
Supply, Maintenance and Repair of Commercial Electrical Cleaning Equipment
Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRochdale Council in Collaboration with the GMCA Authorities, Associated Members and STAR Partners is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor for the Supply, Maintenance and Repair of Commercial Electrical Cleaning Equipment.
For a full specification for this opportunity, please register you interest.
PLEASE NOTE: as this is a framework agreement, any budgetary figures provided can not be guaranteed and bidding suppliers should be mindful of this.
The framework agreement is open to and may be used by any member of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) or its associate members, Manchester Partners, and STAR partners, which includes: Bolton Council, Bury Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), Manchester City Council, Oldham Council, Rochdale Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Council, Tameside Council, Trafford Council, and Wigan Council, Knowsley Council and St. Helens Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council, Blackpool Council, Cheshire East Council, Commission for New Economy, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority, Greater Manchester Police Authority, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, Manchester Central Convention Complex, The Integrated Transport Authority, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), and Warrington Council.
Submissions shall be received by the Council by the closing date and time stated within the Instruction for Tendering document.
No submission received after the closing date and time will be accepted other than where there are exceptional circumstances which may be considered by the Director of STAR Procurement in their sole discretion. Please note that tender submissions which are only partly uploaded at the closing date and time will be considered to have not been received and will be rejected by the Council.
No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to navigate to the "my opportunities" section and download the documents from the Chest website.
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity - please post them on the messaging facility on the Chest. Messages sent outside of the Chest will not be responded to.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SENT THROUGH THE CHEST. Submissions sent via any other method will not be accepted.
Please ensure that you leave enough time to upload your documents before the closing date/time, as late submissions may not be accepted.
In submitting your quotation you agree to contract on the terms and conditions as detailed on The Chest. Due to the Council's obligations of fairness and equal treatment to all bidders it cannot accept amendments to these terms and conditions or alternative terms and conditions. If you seek to amend the terms and conditions or submit alternative terms and conditions the Council may reject your quotation.
CPV: Non-domestic vacuum cleaners and floor polishers · Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 May 2026
- Buyer regions
- UKD
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- There are no fees associated with being the appointed supplier on this framework agreement.
Who may buy through it
This framework agreement is open to and may be used by any member of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) or its associate members, Manchester Partners, and STAR partners, which includes: Bolton Council, Bury Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), Manchester City Council, Oldham Council, Rochdale Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Council, Tameside Council, Trafford Council, and Wigan Council, Knowsley Council and St. Helens Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council, Blackpool Council, Cheshire East Council, Commission for New Economy, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority, Greater Manchester Police Authority, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, Manchester Central Convention Complex, The Integrated Transport Authority, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), and Warrington Council.
Published description of the framework
This framework will be awarded to one supplier, who will be utilised by any participating authority for this service.
The award of the work will be on a direct award basis.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: 65%
- Pricing Criteria: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: Please refer to the tender documents for a further breakdown of the questions
- Pricing Criteria: Please refer to the tender documents for a further breakdown of the pricing evalaution
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Supply, Maintenance and Repair of Commercial Electrical Cleaning…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- This framework agreement is open to and may be used by any member of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) or its associate members, Manchester Partners, and STAR partners, which includes: Bolton Council, Bury Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), Manchester City Council, Oldham Council, Rochdale Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Council, Tameside Council, Trafford Council, and Wigan Council, Knowsley Council and St. Helens Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council, Blackpool Council, Cheshire East Council, Commission for New Economy, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority, Greater Manchester Police Authority, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, Manchester Central Convention Complex, The Integrated Transport Authority, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), and Warrington Council.
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Feb 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
UID: 14207- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011138- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064a8fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · There are no fees associated with being the appointed supplier on this framework agreement.
The tender documents are available with free and unrestricted access at:
procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
You can also find them using the chest reference: DN805999
Timeline
6 Feb 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published264 days ago6 Feb 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Clarification questions by248 days ago23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends234 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by212 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts181 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 16:26 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender