Official UK procurement notice
SEWER CLEANING AND INSPECTION SERVICES
Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC (Public body)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Wales (UKL1)
Published estimate£8,000,000≈ £4.0m / year · £9,600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Dec 2025awarded 5 Mar 2026
Awarded to Arch Utility Services
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK7 Notice for the SEWER CLEANING AND INSPECTION SERVICES
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 16 Oct 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Sewer cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£8,000,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents
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)
- QUALITY: 55%
- COMMERCIAL: 40%
- SOCIAL VALUE: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- COMMERCIAL
- QUALITY
- SOCIAL VALUE
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Yes · next expected 16 Oct 2029
- First published
- 14 Nov 2025, 10:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Jun 2026, 16:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
RCT/CE/RCT44/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073857- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e129Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Submission deadline
- 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 Nov 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published344 days ago14 Nov 2025, 10:45 GMT
- Clarification questions by318 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline311 days ago17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by254 days ago11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent233 days ago5 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends221 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published145 days ago1 Jun 2026, 16:40 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Tender notice published14 Nov 2025, 10:45 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Mar 2026, 12:24 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Mar 2026, 12:24 GMT
- Contract signature expected18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Jun 2026, 16:40 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £8,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Utility Services1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Two one year extensions available | £8,000,000 | 5 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
THE PROVISION OF SEWER CLEANING AND INSPECTION · Arch Utility Services
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two 1 year extension options
3 agreed KPIs: Survey Delivery · Environmental Compliance · Operational Safety
- Survey Delivery
- Environmental Compliance
- Operational Safety
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arch Utility ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender