Notice Information
Notice Title
Cleaning Contract at the Unity Centre
Notice Description
Northstowe Town Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the provision of daily cleaning services at the Unity Centre, Northstowe, CB24 1FD. The Unity Centre is a newly opened multi-use community facility comprising community halls, meeting spaces, cafe/kitchen areas, offices, staff facilities, public toilets and welfare areas.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Council is seeking a professional and reliable cleaning contractor to deliver a high-quality cleaning service to maintain the Unity Centre to an excellent standard. The required service includes routine daily cleaning, periodic deep cleaning, cleaning of floors, surfaces, toilets and high-contact areas, waste management, hygiene control, and compliance with relevant Health and Safety and COSHH requirements. The service is expected to operate 7 days per week, 52 weeks per year, excluding agreed bank holidays. The indicative requirement is approximately 5 hours per day, potentially delivered by 1-2 operatives, with early morning cleaning prior to opening. The areas to be cleaned include, but are not limited to: Entrance and reception areas Corridors and circulation spaces Community halls and meeting rooms Toilets and washrooms Cafe and kitchen areas, excluding food preparation cleaning unless specified Staff areas and offices Floors, internal windows and waste disposal points The contractor will be expected to provide appropriate staffing, supervision, cleaning materials, equipment, quality assurance arrangements, attendance monitoring and performance reporting.
Renewal: Annual renewal
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069e73
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046789-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90600000 - Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jun 20261 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHSTOWE TOWN 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
- NORTHSTOWE
- Postcode
- CB24 1FD
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Electoral Ward
- Longstanton
- Westminster Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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