Tender

Building Cleaning Services Contract [2026-2029]

HAVEBURY HOMES

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Tender

01 Apr 2026 at 14:29

Summary of the contracting process

Havebury Homes, a sub-central government public authority located in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom, is initiating a tender process for a Building Cleaning Services Contract running from 2026 to 2029. This tender involves cleaning services for communal areas and shared spaces across Havebury properties and offices. The procurement process is at the tender stage, with the deadline for expression of interest on 1st May 2026 at 12:00 PM. The enquiry period ends on 21st April 2026, while the award decision is expected by 20th August 2026. The estimated contract value is £3,500,000, and the competitive flexible procedure involves selective procurement through a two-stage process focusing on quality and price evaluation. Interested parties are directed to submit their responses electronically in English.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cleaning services, particularly those that can deliver routine and responsive cleaning, including biohazard cleans, to communal and office spaces. Businesses with proven expertise in maintaining enhanced DBS certification and flexibility in service provision are encouraged to compete, especially small to medium enterprises and voluntary and community sector enterprises. The scope includes two Lots covering general needs cleaning and office cleaning, offering potential business growth through contracts renewable upon satisfactory performance. Companies with an annual turnover of at least 1.5 times the contract value and robust financial health will be well-suited to compete, as up to six candidates from Stage 1 will proceed to the second stage based on quality scores.

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Notice Title

Building Cleaning Services Contract [2026-2029]

Notice Description

Building cleaning services to communal areas and shared spaces within Havebury properties and offices. The cleaning will consist of routine cleans carried out to a programme, reactive or urgent biohazard cleans and various ad-hoc cleaning. Staff will be required to have and maintain DBS certification. Occasionally we may have a requirement for emergency ad-hoc cleans on working and non-working days of the year any time of the day or night. We would require a supplier to have the ability to respond to this requirement.

Lot Information

General Needs & Additional Site Cleaning

Lot 1 is for cleaning of communal areas and shared spaces within blocks of flats, Independent Living Schemes, hostel locations/rooms and to buildings leased to external organisations. The cleaning services will be provided using a routine programme, urgent responsive biohazard cleans and for various ad-hoc cleans. 24-hour service to be provided in the case of emergency ad-hoc cleans should this ever arise.

Renewal: If the contracts are performing successfully there is an opportunity for two possible annual extensions beyond the initial 3-year term, each extension being one year in length.

Havebury Office & Stores (Hub) Cleaning

General cleaning services for the office and stores (Hub) buildings will be provided using a routine programme. However, there may be the need for flexibility with this dependent upon occasional late/early meetings being held.

Renewal: If the contracts are performing successfully there is an opportunity for two possible annual extensions beyond the initial 3-year term, each extension being one year in length.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067afa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030477-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90911200 - Building-cleaning services

90919100 - Cleaning services of office equipment

90919200 - Office cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Apr 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
21 Apr 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Nov 2026 - 22 Nov 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HAVEBURY HOMES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BURY ST EDMUNDS
Postcode
IP33 3SP
Post Town
Ipswich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH64 West Suffolk
Delivery Location
TLH1 East Anglia

Local Authority
West Suffolk
Electoral Ward
Minden
Westminster Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030477-2026
    1st April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://havebury.wax-live.com/S2C/SignIn.aspx
    The above link will take suppliers to Havebury's e-portal, 'S2C', and our "Open Opportunities" button where they can register their interest by completing the Pre-Selection Questionnaire at Stage 1 and access all the tender documentation. At Stage 2, using their login details, the successful suppliers will be able to access the tender documentation for their bid submissions.

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