Notice Information
Notice Title
003152 - Provision of Cleaning Services at Durham County Council Bus Stations
Notice Description
DCC bus station cleaning contracts are currently managed by DCC Building Facilities Management (BFM) team. BFM are no longer able to provide the service. Transport Infrastructure require cleaning contracts for all 5 sites: Bishop Auckland Bus Station Consett Bus Station Durham Bus Station Peterlee Bus Station Stanley Bus Station The hours of operation and the duties are dependent on the individual site requirements.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The proposed contract period is 1st September 2026 - 31st August 2028, with an option to extend a further 1 x 24-months, at the Council's sole discretion.
Planning Information
Written response questionnaire available to access free of charge at open-uk.org Deadline for written responses is Friday 20th February 2026 at 10am
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06490a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063806-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
90910000 - Cleaning services
90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,068,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 2 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 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
- DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DURHAM
- Postcode
- DH1 5WB
- Post Town
- Durham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC41 Durham
- Delivery Location
- TLC14 Durham
-
- Local Authority
- County Durham
- Electoral Ward
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
- Westminster Constituency
- City of Durham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063806-2026
7th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045543-2026
18th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010525-2026
5th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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