Notice Information
Notice Title
Cleaning Services at Buckinghamshire Council
Notice Description
There is a requirement to tender for the provision of Cleaning Services at Buckinghamshire Council Corporate Offices and cross county sites, to ensure we are keeping our buildings clean and safe to fulfil our health and safety obligations. There are 74 sites in total. The contract will be for an initial term of 3 years, commencing on 1st of August 2026 and ending on 31st July 2029. The contract may be extended by one further 2-year period, and then another further 1-year period, making a potential total contract length of 6 years. The total contract spend for the full 6 years is estimated at PS 9,252,939. This is only an estimate, and the actual spend maybe higher or lower than this figure. This service is being procured using a two-stage procurement process which consists of: * Stage 1 Invitation to Participate - A selection process using a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) * Stage 2 Suppliers successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 of the Procurement will be invited to submit tenders. This advert is for Stage 1 only. For the avoidance of doubt, bidders must only complete and return the PSQ (and any documents requested within the PSQ) at this stage 1. The Council is of the opinion that TUPE will apply. The In Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and associated documents for this opportunity are published on the Council's procurement portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council If you wish to participate and have not yet registered, please ensure you do so via the procurement portal in order to access the documentation. The Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) must be returned via the Council's procurement portal. The return date is midday on Friday 20th March 2026. Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) received after this time and date will not be accepted.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: The contract will be for an initial term of 3 years, commencing on 1st of August 2026 and ending on 31st July 2029. The contract may be extended by one further 2-year period, and then another further 1-year period, making a potential total contract length of 6 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051cf0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014982-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
90910000 - Cleaning services
90911200 - Building-cleaning services
90919200 - Office cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £9,252,939 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £9,252,939 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-08-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- AYLESBURY
- Postcode
- HP19 8FF
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aylesbury North West
- Westminster Constituency
- Aylesbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014982-2026
18th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014875-2026
18th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024576-2025
22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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