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HCC April 2026 - The Provision of a Framework for Building Cleaning Services

Hertfordshire County Council

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Award

06 Aug 2026 at 08:58

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

07 Apr 2026 at 15:36

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hertfordshire County Council is procuring a framework for building-cleaning services, including school cleaning, across Hertfordshire. The requirement covers routine and related cleaning services for the Council’s buildings and schools, with work called off through the framework rather than awarded as one single service package. This is a services opportunity managed by the Council as the public-sector buyer. The framework is intended for use by up to ten suppliers, with individual requirements competed between framework members through mini-competitions. Businesses operating in commercial, public-sector, education or facilities-management cleaning are the relevant market. The scope is focused on building cleaning, with school cleaning identified as an additional service area.

The procurement has reached award stage: Hertfordshire County Council intends to appoint ten suppliers to the framework following an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The award date is 21 July 2026, with the standstill period ending on 17 August 2026. The framework is due to run from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030, and signature is scheduled for 1 September 2026. Its estimated value is £80 million excluding VAT, or £96 million including VAT. Nineteen valid bids were received, including 15 from SMEs. Evaluation awarded 40% to price and 60% to quality, covering recruitment, training, absenteeism, quality standards, improvement, delivery workflow, environmental impact and equipment. The ten selected suppliers are AEFM, Birkin Cleaning Services, Churchill Contract Services, Ever Brite, Evergreen Facilities Services, Grosvenor Cleaning Services, Hayward Services, Pendergate, Regent Office Care and Tenon FM.

This procurement demonstrates substantial, recurring demand from Hertfordshire County Council for managed building and school-cleaning services delivered through a multi-supplier framework. The competition attracted both large providers and a strong SME field, showing that credible bidders can operate at different scales if they can meet the Council’s quality and delivery expectations. A future competitor would need robust recruitment and staff-induction processes, effective training, absence-cover arrangements and measurable quality standards. It would also need a practical continuous-improvement plan, reliable workflows for mobilising and managing services, suitable cleaning equipment and evidence of reducing environmental impact. Suppliers should be able to compete in mini-competitions, price services clearly and demonstrate consistent performance across public buildings and schools in Hertfordshire.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HCC April 2026 - The Provision of a Framework for Building Cleaning Services

Notice Description

This is an Award Notice (intention to award) and this opportunity is now closed. Hertfordshire County Council went out to procurement for the Provision of a Framework for Building Cleaning Services The Council used the Open Procedure as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 The Council is intending to award the Framework to the ten bidders as listed in the notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067d39
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074454-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90911200 - Building-cleaning services

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£80,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£80,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
2030-04-07

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hertfordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STEVENAGE
Postcode
SG1 2FQ
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
Local Authority
Stevenage
Electoral Ward
Symonds Green
Westminster Constituency
Stevenage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

AEFM Limited

Birkin Cleaning Services Limited

Churchill Contract Services Ltd

EVER BRITE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

Evergreen Facilities Services Ltd

GROSVENOR CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

Hayward Services Limited

Pendergate Limited

Regent Office Care Ltd

Tenon FM Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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