Official UK procurement notice
Window Cleaning Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Heriot-Watt University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of Window Cleaning Service provider at its Edinburgh and Galashiels Campuses and properties located within the city of Edinburgh; Hermiston House and Panmure House.
- Recurrence: January 2031.
CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University is seeking to appoint a window cleaning service provider for its…AwardedRenewal
The University is seeking to appoint a window cleaning service provider for its Edinburgh and Galashiels Campuses and properties located within the city of Edinburgh; Hermiston House and Panmure House. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Bidders must confirm if they hold the authorisation or memberships. This includes the requirement of authorisation or membership from the Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC) and the Safety Accredited Member (SAM) scheme, or equivalent.
Bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence at point of award.
Please refer to Selection Criteria: Question A.1 of Part IV [SPD].
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · January 2031.
- First published
- 3 Feb 2026, 11:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2026, 16:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
HWU-UK-2526-079-00- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065326- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061537Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:837163)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Mar 2026 → 10 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline231 days ago5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened231 days ago5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published104 days ago10 Jul 2026, 16:21 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Jul 2026, 16:21 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brew Contract Cleaning LtdSME | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 065326-2026-HWU-UK-2526-079-00-1 · Brew Contract Cleaning LtdSME
- Signed
- 19 Jun 2026
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Brew Contract Cleaning LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria