Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 27 Oct 2025, 15:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Window Cleaning · mhs homes group (Oct 2025)

Official notice

Authority: mhs homes group (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£238,773≈ £119k / year · £286,528 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Nov 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The window cleaning services under this contract will include both routine and specialist cleaning of all internal and external communal glazing across the mhs homes estate. This covers a variety of surfaces including ground-level and high-level windows, glass partitions, atriums, and any other glazed areas requiring attention.

CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£238,773
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £238,773 exc. VAT · £286,528 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: 1 year optional extension

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
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
Cancelled
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
27 Oct 2025, 15:45 GMT
Last source update
28 Nov 2025, 08:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Jan 2026
Authority reference
TMHS274
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068664
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d479 Find a Tender

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 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Mhs homes have adopted the In-Tend e-tendering system for all its tender activities. This

Tender will be conducted entirely though the In-tend eTendering

portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk/mhs/aspx/Home ↗

Tenderers will need to register on the Portal to submit their tender

response. However, if you are already registered, tenderers do not need to register again

and may simply use their existing username and password to login to the Portal. Once

logged in, go to "Tenders" > "Current" to view the tender in full

Timeline

27 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published365 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 15:45 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by352 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline338 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published334 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 08:14 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by272 days ago
    28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Oct 2025, 15:45 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    28 Nov 2025, 08:14 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Nov 2025, 08:14 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—27 Nov 2025CancelledThe decision has been taken to terminate the procurement process in order to revise requirements related to the Conditions of Participation and encourage increased competition. The tender will be re-issued under reference TMHS274a.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

mhs homes group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDGV-2149-XNWV Broadside, Chatham, South East, ME4 4LLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender