Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Cleaning Services for Gutters and Emergency Escapes
Authority: Loughborough University (Education)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2026awarded 9 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Premium Site Services Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA tender for cleaning/clearing of gutters, flat roofs and hopper heads across the University campus, based on one full clean and one smaller clean per annum on selected buildings in close proximity to trees. This tender also includes cleaning of emergency escapes staircase cleaning across campus.
CPV: Building-cleaning services · Cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
What 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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 35%
- Community Benefits: 5%
- Pricing: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
- Pricing
- Technical
- Community Benefits
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jul 2026, 15:26 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Oct 2026, 16:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
LU01039- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063276- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c47aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 5 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published109 days ago6 Jul 2026, 15:26 BST
- Clarification questions by91 days ago24 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline79 days ago5 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by23 days ago30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent12 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published11 days ago12 Oct 2026, 16:57 BST
- Standstill ends2 days ago21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 8 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jul 2026- Tender notice published6 Jul 2026, 15:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Oct 2026, 16:57 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Oct 2026, 16:57 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1111 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Site Services LtdSMELU01039 - the Provision of Cleaning Services for Guttering and Emergency Escapes1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2031Extensions: 3 x 12 months options | £500,000 | 9 Oct 2026standstill to 21 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders · 13 at stage one | 11 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Premium Site Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender