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Dudley College of Technology tender for cleaning services

Dudley College of Technology

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22 Jul 2026 at 11:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dudley College of Technology is procuring cleaning services for its further and higher education campuses. The requirement covers regular, routine cleaning during term-time operations, together with more specific periodic cleaning outside term time. Courses are delivered across multiple campuses within a 25-mile radius of the College’s main campus at The Broadway, Dudley, so the service is expected to operate across a dispersed college estate in the West Midlands. This is a services contract for school and education-sector cleaning. The work will suit providers able to manage consistent cleaning standards across several sites, coordinate routine and periodic activity around the academic calendar, and support the College’s operational requirements. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open, competitive flexible procedure. It uses several stages, beginning with a preliminary selection questionnaire, followed by shortlisting and an invitation to tender. Questions close at 12 noon on 20 August 2026. The deadline for returning the questionnaire is 10am on 27 August 2026, and the invitation-to-tender deadline is 10am on 6 November 2026. Site visits are scheduled for 29 September 2026, with attendee details required by 23 September; tender clarifications close on 23 October. The contract runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with two possible 12-month extensions to 31 March 2032. Its estimated value is £3,992,295 excluding VAT, or £4,790,754 including VAT. Evaluation weights price at 35%, service delivery at 20%, staffing analysis at 20%, customer care at 10%, clarification meeting at 10% and added value at 5%.

This opportunity suits established commercial cleaning providers with the operational capacity to deliver both routine and periodic services across multiple education campuses. Bidders will need to demonstrate a credible service-delivery model, strong customer-care arrangements and a clear analysis of the staffing needed to maintain standards across the estate. The evaluation gives equal emphasis to service delivery and staffing analysis, so suppliers should be prepared to explain workforce structure, deployment, supervision and continuity around term-time and non-term-time activity. The process also includes a clarification or presentation meeting and site visits, favouring providers able to engage directly with the College and translate site conditions into a practical mobilisation and delivery plan. Added-value proposals are assessed separately. The requirement is expressly suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, making it relevant to smaller regional operators as well as larger facilities-services businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dudley College of Technology tender for cleaning services

Notice Description

Dudley College is a well-established Further Education and Higher Education provider in the West Midlands. Courses are offered across multiple campuses within a 25-mile radius of the main campus at The Broadway. The College is seeking a cleaning provider to provide cleaning of a regular and routine nature together with more specific periodical cleaning outside of the term-time operation. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st April 2027 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), from Day One of the contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d09b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069054-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
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

90910000 - Cleaning services

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,992,295 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,992,295 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
27 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
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
Dudley College of Technology
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUDLEY
Postcode
DY1 4AS
Postcode Area
Dudley
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG36 Dudley
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Dudley
Electoral Ward
Castle & Priory
Westminster Constituency
Dudley

Further Information

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