Planning

Cleaning Services Contract

NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

19 Jan 2026 at 09:14

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

14 Apr 2025 at 08:16

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North East Lincolnshire Borough Council is planning a procurement process for a Cleaning Services Contract to serve 39 locations including museums, libraries, and office buildings within the Grimsby region (UKE13). The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with the most recent preliminary market engagement scheduled for February 13, 2026, and a future notice date set for March 9, 2026. The contract will span five years, commencing on August 1, 2026, and ending on July 31, 2031. This procurement falls under the services category and is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.

This tender provides significant growth potential for businesses in the cleaning sector by offering a substantial service opportunity across various types of properties. Companies specialised in accommodation cleaning, building cleaning, and managing consumable stocks are well-suited to compete, especially those equipped to maintain service quality through audits. The endeavour represents a notable chance to engage with public authority contracts, potentially stabilising revenue streams over an extended period while enhancing business credibility by partnering with a public sector entity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cleaning Services Contract

Notice Description

The Authority is planning on undertaking a procurement in order to award a contract to a provider in the cleaning sector to deliver excellent cleaning services across 39 sites owned by the Authority. The sites would vary from museums, libraries, business centres, children's centres and corporate office buildings. The expectation is that these sites will be cleaned each day of operation at various hours to suit the sites' needs. The intention is that the service delivery will incude unlimited consumables for the sites, with the provider managing the cleans, the stock of these items, and also any audits required to ensure standards are kept to an optimum.

Planning Information

The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to make the market aware of the opportunity coming up, share the Authority's ideas for the contract, gather feedback on our ideas and seek ideas about opportunities and innovations in the market. A preliminary market engagement document has been issued on the Authority's e-tender system, YORtender which contains more detail about the planned procurement and a questionnaire at the back of this document for you to provide your feedback in. To view the document visit YORtender - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER and search current 'tender opportunities' using this reference number 100106991.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050210
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004176-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90911100 - Accommodation cleaning services

90911200 - Building-cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,250,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jan 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
9 Mar 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@nelincs.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GRIMSBY
Postcode
DN31 1HU
Post Town
Doncaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
Delivery Location
TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
Local Authority
North East Lincolnshire
Electoral Ward
West Marsh
Westminster Constituency
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Further Information

Notice Documents

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