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Published 7 Jul 2026, 19:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Window & General Cleaning

Official notice

Authority: Guildford Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Budget not disclosed£0total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2026
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 2 yrsends 29 Sept 2028 · up to 28 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council invites tenders for the provision of window and general cleaning across the borough.

The Council invites tenders for the provision of window and general cleaning across the borough.

Lot Structure

The tender is structured as three lots as follows:

Lot 1 – Window Cleaning – Cleaning of office buildings, tenanted buildings, listed buildings and high-rise buildings.

Lot 2 – General Cleaning – General cleaning of sport pavilions, office cleaning and cleaning of specialist premises such as Guildford Crematorium.

Lot 3 – Window & General Cleaning – Full delivery of the services described under Lot 1 and 2.

*Please note: GBC reserves the right to not award any of the lots under this tender.

Tenderers may submit a tender for:

  • Lot 1 only; and/or
  • Lot 2 only; and/or
  • Lots 3 only

Submission of a bid for Lot 3 is optional and will not be a condition for bidding for Lots 1 and/or 2.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Jun 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services · Building-cleaning services · Office, school and office equipment cleaning services · Window-cleaning services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1General CleaningRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£0

To clean 8 sports pavilions across the Borough of Guildford on a weekly basis

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 29 Sept 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 28 Sept 2030 with extensions
Delivery: South East
Extensions: 2 years Extension option (1+1)
Lot #2Window CleaningRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£0

A contractor is required to clean windows throughout Guildford Borough. Frequencies are split into twice annually, quarterly, bi-monthly and monthly. Sites are split across both corporate buildings, HRA stock and leased buildings – approx. 45 sites

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 29 Sept 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 28 Sept 2030 with extensions
Delivery: South East
Extensions: 2 years Extension option (1+1)

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
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
Yes · next expected 3 Jun 2030
First published
7 Jul 2026, 19:16 BST
Last source update
7 Jul 2026, 19:16 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Aug 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063877
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation, building and window cleaning servicesBuilding-cleaning servicesOffice, school and office equipment cleaning servicesWindow-cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c5b6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To place a submission for this tender please access via the below link, and login with your credentials if already registered on the SE Shared Service portal:

www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ↗

If you are not registered on the SE Shared Services, and would like to place to submission for this tender, then please register your companies details via the below link. Once registered you will be able to access the tender documentation:

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/asp… ↗

Timeline

7 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published111 days ago
    7 Jul 2026, 19:16 BST
  2. Submission deadline80 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by66 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts26 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2026, 19:16 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guildford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRYN-3355-CPMV Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, South East, GU2 4BBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender