Official UK procurement notice
ocds-h6vhtk-04e3d8 — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Essex Cares Limited (Public body)·On behalf of: ECL The Care & Wellbeing Company
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UKEast of England (UKH3)South East (UKJ27)
Published estimate £2,000,000≈ £686k / year · 1 value update57.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025awarded 1 Oct 2025
Awarded to Town and Country Cleaners Limited
Contract term 2 yrs 11 moextension options published · starts 1 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide a scheduled commercial cleaning service across multiple sites in Essex and West Sussex to ensure that ECL buildings are adequately sanitised and clean.
CPV: Cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of Commercial Cleaning ServicesRenewal
Provision of scheduled commercial cleaning service across multiple sites in Essex and West Sussex to ensure that ECL buildings are adequately sanitised and clean.
- Extensions
- One year subject to satisfactory supplier performance
- Variant bids
- not allowed
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreConditions of participation1
- SuitabilityPlease see tender documents
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
- 22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT — …
- Authority reference
ecm_10435- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e3d8
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
- BICSC standard
How it was run
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Bids opened28 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Submission deadline28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts355 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published273 days ago22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £856,2811 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town and Country Cleaners LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Commercial Cleaning Services · Town and Country Cleaners LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2025
- Value
- £856,281
- Status
- active
- Change This is a notice about a modification to a component of the contract charge value, changing it from £485 to £2368.07 — Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Following the contract award, an assessment identified the need for revised working hours and days at one of the sites
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Dec 2025- Published value updated22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMTwas £2,000,000
- Status changed22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMT
- Procurement method changed22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMT
- Deadline withdrawn22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMT
- Buyer details updated22 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- ECL The Care & Wellbeing CompanyBeneficiary authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Essex Cares LimitedMediation bodyReview body
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Town and Country Cleaners LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria