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Published 7 Apr 2026, 08:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WHC - Corporate Cleaning Contract

Official notice

Authority: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£2,400,000≈ £800k / year · £2,880,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 May 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cleaning services across different sites.

  • How the procedure runs: 2 Stage process

CPV: Building-cleaning services · Cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£2,400,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensionsValue: £2,400,000 exc. VAT · £2,880,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 1 year
90910000 Cleaning services90911200 Building-cleaning services

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Apr 2026, 08:42 BST
Last source update
7 Apr 2026, 08:42 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031242
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Building-cleaning servicesCleaning services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c89 Find a Tender
How it runs

2 Stage process

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Requests to participate (first stage)
18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.supplyhertfordshire.uk ↗

Timeline

7 Apr 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published203 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 08:42 BST
  2. Clarification questions by169 days ago
    11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline162 days ago
    18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by56 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 65 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Apr 2026, 08:42 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYHY-6394-TBPP The Council Offices, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL8 6AEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender