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# Sustainable Cleaning Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sustainable-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0456ba). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Historic Environment Scotland: "Sustainable Cleaning Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £9,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Historic Environment Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-environment-scotland-GB-FTS-1169)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £9,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building-cleaning services, Cleaning products, Cleaning services, Cleaning services of office equipment, Office cleaning services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0456ba`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sustainable-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0456ba#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sustainable-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0456ba#participate

## Description
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is undertaking market research in relation to the provision of Cleaning Materials, including cleaning and washroom services, for our offices and properties in care. We will be going out to tender in June 2024, and are looking to engage with suppliers that have:
Knowledge of sustainable cleaning systems and/or innovative solutions currently available on the market.
Experience of implementing energy reduction practices to reduce operational emissions.
Researched and identified alternative, more sustainable, equipment, materials, products, and processes.
Experience of engaging with suppliers and evaluating supply chains to encourage the transition to a low carbon and circular economy.
Identified and overcame barriers associated with the sustainable sourcing of materials and implementation of sustainable cleaning solutions.
Experience of following BACS/UKCPI Sustainable Cleaning Guide and EU Green Public Procurement comprehensive criteria (P7).
Experience of implementing community benefit initiatives.
Experience of developing/implementing data management systems to baselining scope 3 emissions.
Developed systems to measure and monitor performance against environmental and/or social outcomes.
Utilized Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) to support internal innovation processes and guide material choices.
Endorsed specific ecolabels/Environmental Product Declaration’s (EPDs).
Gained some form of environmental and/or social accreditation.
HES wishes to lower its environmental impact, comply with Scottish Government Guidance, and meet our own organisational targets through the purchase of more sustainable goods and service. We will use the information gathered from this notice to assess market capability and draft our specification.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39830000, 90910000, 90911200, 90911300, 90919100, 90919200
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £9,000,000
- **Description:** HES is a non-departmental public body with charitable status. We are responsible for more than 300 properties of national importance; including Edinburgh Castle, Skara Brae, Fort George, and numerous smaller sites, which together draw more than 5 mil...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014153-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-02T08:47:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T02:42:50.158Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0456ba