Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Cleaning Materials
Notice Description
Lancashire County Council is currently reviewing and planning a new tender process for the supply and delivery of cleaning materials , throughout the area of Lancashire. The requirement encompasses all cleaning materials, including (but not limited to) cleaning chemicals, detergents, waste bags, toilet paper, paper towels, mops, buckets, etc. The products required will likely be used by a number of services within the Authority, including (but not limited to) County Council buildings, Care Homes and Schools.
Planning Information
Lancashire County Council is conducting preliminary market engagement relating to the Provision of Cleaning Materials Prior to publication of a full invitation to tender (anticipated January 2026), interested organisations are invited to engage with this preliminary market engagement exercise. Interested organisations should: - Visit: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/ - Navigate to the market engagement project by clicking on the link for The Provision of Cleaning Materials - Review the Preliminary Market Engagement document(s) contained on this project page. This document provides more information regarding this preliminary market engagement exercise. - Submit your expression of interest (EOI) via email to contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk by no later than 9th January 2026 at 12 noon. Please note: If you are having issues accessing the hyperlink within the above weblink. Please email contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk for the relevant documentation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051fb2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085923-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
24 - Chemical products
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
-
- CPV Codes
19640000 - Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
24000000 - Chemical products
33760000 - Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes
39830000 - Cleaning products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Dec 20256 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Jan 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2028 2-3 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
- LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk, sales@socialvalueportal.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESTON
- Postcode
- PR1 0LD
- Post Town
- Preston
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Vauxhall
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085923-2025
23rd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025446-2025
22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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