Notice Information
Notice Title
V&A - Soft FM
Notice Description
This contract award notice is not a call for competition but is something we are required by law to publish to announce our intention to award a contract. Our Soft FM (Facilities Management) services contract will include but not be limited to the below services across the V&A estate in London and the South East: * General Services * Cleaning & Housekeeping * Waste Management * Portering Services * Support Services for Events * Pest Control * Logistics * Window Cleaning * Washroom Hygiene * Grounds Maintenance The following organisation has carried out part of the procurement on our behalf: Mortice Consulting Limited, company number 10639824, whose registered address is 26-28 Molesey Road, Hersham, Walton On Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT12 4RQ. Their role in this procurement was assisting us with drafting procurement documentation and evaluating submissions from suppliers
Lot Information
Lot VA/CON/F25/01 and VA/CON/F25/02 for Hard and Soft FM respectively
Options: Option to include additional ad hoc requirements for portering, sanitary products and kitchen items. Option to vary the scope of services to meet the buildings' operational needs. Option to include additional ad hoc requests for deep cleans, hawking, and large event support Known Risks (under Procurement Act, Schedule 8, Sections 5-7) are not included in the contract value estimation. Known Risks will include changes outside of ours and the supplier's control such as to living wage, inflation, and statutory changes that affect the sums paid.
Planning Information
Please use the below link to respond to the survey: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=pqhybT5ixEK4FwRbTfKt1Jd9thg03hpDsfzqaT5n1MpUOUNZTjNKUDQyODExTEZZREU0WVRYUUs3MSQlQCN0PWcu
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fe69
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025849-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
90911200 - Building-cleaning services
90911300 - Window-cleaning services
90919200 - Office cleaning services
90922000 - Pest-control services
98341110 - Housekeeping services
98341120 - Portering services
98341130 - Janitorial services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £27,358,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £27,358,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £25,314,658 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 20 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW7 2RL
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
- Delivery Location
- TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Electoral Ward
- Brompton & Hans Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025849-2026
20th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051247-2025
26th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051188-2025
26th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013512-2025
7th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
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