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Published 10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST

Official UK Procurement Procedure

West Derby School - Provision of Building Cleaning Services

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-06f6ad
Creator: West Derby School
Published: 2026-09-10T11:00:10.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

West Derby School

Education

services

SME eligible

VCSE eligible

Above threshold

Competitive flexible procedure

Building-cleaning services

Published value

£1,000,000

≈ £333,029 / year

Submission deadline

16 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST

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Clarification Cut-Off

5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot

Contract duration

3 yrs (with extension options)

Starts 1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Electronic Sourcing Gateway:

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Official notice

Registration note: Free

Instructions: To access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification

Tenderline summary generated from the published notice

Executive Summary: West Derby School: "West Derby School - Provision of Building Cleaning Services". Published status: active. Published value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

Official Requirement Description:

West Derby School are looking for a single supplier to provide cleaning services to their site at 364 West Derby Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 7HQ for an initial period of 3 years.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure

Published by the contracting authority

Lot 1 · #1
Individual lot title not published
active
Renewal
Published value£1,000,000
The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
Contract period:
1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Eligibility:
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Options / extension:
Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
Economic & Financial
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Technical Capacity
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Award criteria (5)

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box

Criteria & entry requirements

Evaluation weighting

Social Value: 15%

Contract Price: 30%

Account Management & Technical Support: 15%

Staffing: 30%

Quality Management: 10%

Incumbent & Market Position

Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.

Entry requirements & qualification

Turnover Benchmark

Guideline requirement: ~£666,058 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.

Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)

Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid

Accreditations & Security Vetting

Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.

Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 3 yrs (with extension options)

Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

Buyer track record & authority intelligence: West Derby School

Rolling 24 months

Derived from OCDS data

Published track record for West Derby School. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.

Avg price drop

Not availableEarly / insufficient sample

Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure

Competition Density

Not availableNo published reports

Single-bidder rate: Not published

Supplier Concentration

No estimate

Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained

Published spend

Check noticePublished terms

Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.

Typical award value

Not available

Too few awards for a meaningful range

Awarded spend by half-year

2024-H2

2025-H1

2025-H2

2026-H1

2026-H2

Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)

Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

CPV 90 · UK Sector Analysis

Observed CPV-sector evidence

Suitable for SMEs

Prepared 10 Sept 2026, 14:19 BST

Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.

Median Winning Discount

CPV sector evidence · 265 comparable price observations

Typical Bids Received

4reported bids

CPV sector evidence · 3,736 published bid reports

Decision Velocity

~58 days

CPV sector evidence · median from 426 completed procedures

Notice Stability

Stable notice

Published terms remained unchanged

Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 90)

Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field

Supplier	Awards won	Total awarded value	Avg. winning discount
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK LimitedCRN: SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd	92 contracts	£4,473,173,683	-9.9% below budget
Wakefield Waste PFI LtdCRN: 08193325	1 contract	£1,770,760,000	At ceiling / not disclosed
BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: PRQC-5121-CMBL	422 contracts	£1,707,726,400	--22% below budget
Veolia ES (UK) LimitedCRN: Veolia ES (UK)	73 contracts	£1,420,349,947	-0% below budget
Milestone Infrastructure LimitedCRN: 13007933	4 contracts	£1,206,000,000	At ceiling / not disclosed
Veolia ES West Berkshire Ltd	1 contract	£908,044,000	At ceiling / not disclosed
Fortem Solutions LimitedCRN: 4638969	5 contracts	£868,441,637	At ceiling / not disclosed
UBB Waste (Essex) Limited	2 contracts	£819,800,000	At ceiling / not disclosed
Ringway Infrastructure Services LimitedCRN: 02756434	2 contracts	£800,000,000	At ceiling / not disclosed
Colas LtdCRN: 02644726	8 contracts	£735,860,000	At ceiling / not disclosed

Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents

Ranked by multi-factor similarity score

Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.

Published procedure	Published value	Matching evidence
Darlington College - Provision of Building Cleaning ServicesDarlington College · 27 Aug 2026, 13:57 BST	£1,890,000	same CPV family same region similar value band
The provisions for services to collect, transport, store and process existing High Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources (SRS) using a pre-determined disposal route.Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · 21 Aug 2026, 14:35 BST	£4,500,000	same CPV family same region similar value band
Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation SchemeDepartment for Transport · 26 Aug 2026, 14:50 BST	£1,450,000	same CPV family same region similar value band
HD Sewage Waste Treatment and DisposalHAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEDIG · 7 Sept 2026, 10:20 BST	£1,100,000	same CPV family same region similar value band
Invitation to Tender for the Cleaning Services Contract at The Bemrose SchoolThe Bemrose School · 4 Aug 2026, 16:39 BST	£1,300,000	same CPV family similar value band matching published text

Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

Procedure terms & legal framework

Procedure method	Competitive flexible procedure	Legal basis	UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023	Procurement category	services
Notice status	active	Procurement threshold	Above threshold (FTS publication)	Regulatory regime	Standard commercial regime
Commercial structure	Stand-alone contract (No framework)	Competition type	Competitive procedure	GPA WTO covered	Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement	No (One-off requirement)	First published	10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST	Last source update	10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Award evaluation window	Submission end — 1 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST	Classification (CPV)	Building-cleaning services
Delivery area	UK
Official Registry OCID	`ocds-h6vhtk-06f6ad`

How to participate & submission route

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Expression of interest (EOI)	—	Tender submission deadline	16 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST	Clarification deadline	5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel	Official e-sourcing portal	Electronic submission	Allowed	Accepted languages	en
Participation fee	Free of charge (Open access)

Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts

From official release

To access this opportunity, log in to suppliers.multiquote.com/ and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit suppliers.multiquote.com/ , complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.

Timeline

Procedure published
10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
16 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Awards (0)No award published

Contracts (0)No contract published

Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

From official release and amendment events

Official notice release published
10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST

Buyer and organisations in this procedure