Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 23 May 2025, 10:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WCC Cleaning Consumables 2025

Official notice

Authority: Warwickshire County Council (Local council)

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£220,000≈ £110k / year · £231,000 inc. VAT59.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Jun 2025awarded 8 Oct 2025
Awarded to Lyreco UK Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 27 Aug 2027 · up to 27 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 29 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a supplier that can supply and deliver cleaning consumable products and cleaning equipment to Warwickshire County Council.

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) provide cleaning services to multiple WCC buildings and therefore distribute cleaning consumables and Janitorial goods across Warwickshire. We are looking for a supplier who can provide all the required cleaning materials & cleaning equipment's as described within the product list document and wish to consolidate and standardise the product list to improve quality and make savings.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Mar 2029, 23:59 GMT.
  • How the procedure runs: The competitive flexible procedure is described in full in the tender documentation which can be accessed via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home

CPV: Cleaning and polishing products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£220,000
Contract period: 29 Aug 2025 – 27 Aug 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 27 Aug 2029 with extensionsValue: £220,000 exc. VAT · £231,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The Council reserves the right to make additional purchases during the contract that fall under the category of cleaning consumables. · The initial contract term will be for a period of 2 years. This may be extended up to a period of 24 months at the sole discretion of the Council.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Non-Cost: 45%
  • Cost: 45%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Non-Cost
  • Cost
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
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 1 Mar 2029
First published
23 May 2025, 10:30 BST
Last source update
13 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 Jul 2025
Authority reference
WCC 22404
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025841
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning and polishing products
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052107 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please refer to the tender documents.

How it runs

The competitive flexible procedure is described in full in the tender documentation which can be accessed via in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home ↗

Review and risk notes
Risks

The satisfactory performance of the contract may be jeopardised by the following risks, which by their nature, are unable to be addressed in the contract as awarded:

  • The changing needs and requirements of the Council and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. increases or decreases in funding - such as reductions or additions in budget allocations as part of the Council's budget setting processes, or as a consequence of additional funding streams which were unknown at the time of awarding the contract, but which are provided to increase the volume and scope of services delivered
  • Changes in legislation or national guidance
  • The identification of additional service recipients, not originally captured by the scope of the contract
  • Opportunities offered by emerging/new technologies and/or products.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Applicants are required to answer all of the questions and return their completed response by:-

no later than Tuesday 24th June 2025 at 12 Noon via in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home ↗.

Your tender return must be submitted via the E-tendering portal. You will not be able to upload your tender after the deadline detailed above. Applicants are advised that if their tender response is only partially uploaded within the E-tendering portal by the closing date and time then the system will lock them out and they will not be able to complete their document upload. The Council reserves the right to only evaluate documents received within the E-tendering portal by the closing date and time and applicants are advised that a partial upload is unlikely to be successful. Applicants are therefore recommended to upload their full tender response well in advance of the closing date and time.

If you are experiencing any difficulties with your upload you must contact the Council well in advance of the closing date and time

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home ↗

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 13 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    23 May 2025, 10:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent380 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends367 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published223 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 May 2025, 10:30 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 08:14 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Oct 2025, 08:14 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £350,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lyreco UK Limited22 Oct 2025 – 22 Oct 2027 · up to 22 Oct 2029Extensions: The initial term of the contract will be 2 years with a possible maximum extension of 24 months. · Options: The Council reserves the right to make additional purchases during the contract that fall under the category of cleaning consumables.£350,0008 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Lyreco UK Limited

    Signed
    21 Oct 2025
    Value
    £350,000
    Period
    22 Oct 2025 – 22 Oct 2027 · up to 22 Oct 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The initial term of the contract is 2 years with a possible further extension of up to an additional 24 months
    Options
    The contract allows for other items to be bought relating to Cleaning Consumables
    5 agreed KPIs: Opertional · Delivery on time · Fault rectification …
    • Opertional
    • Delivery on time
    • Fault rectification
    • Invoicing accuracy
    • DELIVERY OF TENDERED SOCIAL VALUE COMMITMENTS

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders · 17 at stage one40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Warwickshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTN-5446-NMXW Shire Hall, Warwick, West Midlands, CV34 4SAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LYRECO UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00442696GB-PPON: PBDD-4873-GRGH Deer Park Court, Telford, West Midlands, TF2 7NBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender