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Provision of Deep and Blitz Cleaning

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Sep 2026 at 00:26

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

08 May 2026 at 20:20

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham procured deep and blitz cleaning services for residential properties and vulnerable residents across multiple locations in the borough. The service supports the council in meeting its statutory duties under the Care Act 2014. The appointed contractor is expected to provide the capacity and practical skills needed to deliver cleaning to defined minimum quality standards consistently throughout the contract and any extension periods, while working cooperatively with the council. This is a public-sector social care-related cleaning requirement, rather than general commercial cleaning. The main service category is accommodation cleaning, with the procurement also classified under guidance services. The buyer is the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, based in Barking.

The procurement is complete and was awarded following a below-threshold open competition under the light-touch regime. One lot covered the full requirement. The tender closing deadline was 10 June 2026 at noon, with enquiries closing on 29 May 2026 at noon. Nine bids were received, all nine reached the final stage and all were from SMEs; one final-stage bid was from a voluntary, community or social enterprise. The lot was suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The original estimated value was £500,000 excluding VAT, or £600,000 including VAT. On 27 August 2026, the council awarded the contract to Independent Living Agency for £600,000 excluding VAT, or £720,000 including VAT. The awarded contract runs from 15 September 2026 to 14 September 2031.

This award demonstrates sustained demand for specialist cleaning in council-managed or supported residential settings, including work involving vulnerable residents and several locations across one London borough. A credible future supplier would need sufficient operational capacity to respond across multiple sites, deploy suitably skilled cleaning staff, and maintain consistent minimum quality standards throughout a long-term service arrangement. Experience of deep cleaning and blitz cleaning is directly relevant, as is the ability to work cooperatively with a local authority and adapt delivery to the needs of residential properties and vulnerable people. The competition attracted nine final-stage bids, all from SMEs, showing that smaller suppliers can participate at this scale. Voluntary, community and social enterprises were also eligible, with one such organisation reaching the final stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Deep and Blitz Cleaning

Notice Description

The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and its ancillary services tendered for a provision of Deep / Blitz Cleaning from a Contractor that can provide the capacity and skills to carry out this service for the borough's residential properties and vulnerable residents. The provision of this service is to ensure that the Council has the tools required to enable it to fulfil its statutory duties as prescribed in the Care Act 2014. This Specification sets out the nature of the services to be provided. Where quality standards are set out, they are the minimum acceptable level to be achieved on a consistent basis. The Specifications are not exhaustive and are to be taken as indicative of the general standards which are to be achieved throughout the term of the Contract including any extension periods. Where the services required are described, this is to give an indication of the types of services that are required as part of this contract. It is expected that the Contractor will co-operate with the Council during the Contract to provide such services as per this service specification. The Contractor shall deliver the service to the Council covering multiple locations around Borough. The Council cannot guarantee a minimum level of business over the life of the Contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06952e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083250-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

85312310 - Guidance services

90911100 - Accommodation cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
15 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARKING
Postcode
IG11 7LU
Postcode Area
Ilford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Barking and Dagenham
Electoral Ward
Abbey
Westminster Constituency
Barking

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Independent Living Agency

Further Information

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