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Supply of Robot Cleaning at The University Of Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield

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24 Jul 2026 at 14:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Huddersfield procured an autonomous robotic cleaning fleet for its higher-education estate. The requirement covers the supply, installation, commissioning and support of robot cleaning equipment, including floor-cleaning machines and industrial robots. The fleet must operate safely and efficiently in busy, high-footfall environments where pedestrian movement, furniture layouts and cleaning priorities change during the day. The intended outcomes are improved cleaning productivity and standards, with measurable operational and sustainability benefits. The work is centred on the University of Huddersfield in Huddersfield and covers activity across the wider Yorkshire delivery area. This is a goods procurement, but it also requires suppliers to provide installation, commissioning and ongoing support for the equipment.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold quotation process. One lot was awarded to Industrial Cleaning Equipment, an SME. The contract was signed on 23 July 2026 and runs from 28 July 2026 to 12 August 2026. Its value is £90,000 excluding VAT, or £108,000 including VAT. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. Evaluation included price and quality, with agreed measures for both: price was monitored over 20 days and quality over 80 days. The requirement was handled as a single lot, covering the complete robotic cleaning fleet and associated supply, installation, commissioning and support services rather than separate equipment packages.

This procurement demonstrates demand from a university for autonomous cleaning technology that can work around pedestrians, changing furniture layouts and shifting cleaning priorities. Suppliers seeking to compete when this requirement returns would need to combine industrial or commercial floor-cleaning robotics with practical deployment capability. Credibility would depend on being able to supply a fleet, install and commission it across a busy higher-education estate, and provide reliable operational support afterwards. Experience of managing robots safely in high-footfall environments would be relevant, as would evidence that the solution improves productivity and cleaning standards. Suppliers should also be able to measure operational and sustainability benefits, and demonstrate consistent quality alongside competitive pricing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Robot Cleaning at The University Of Huddersfield

Notice Description

The University of Huddersfield is seeking quotations for the supply, installation, commissioning, and support of an autonomous robotic cleaning fleet suitable for operation across a busy higher-education estate. The proposed solution must be capable of operating safely and efficiently within dynamic, high-footfall environments where pedestrian movement, furniture layouts and cleaning priorities frequently change throughout the day. We are seeking an intelligent solution that improves productivity, enhances cleaning standards and provides measurable operational and sustainability benefits.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d36b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070364-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

39713410 - Floor-cleaning machines

42997300 - Industrial robots

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£90,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 Jul 2026 - 12 Aug 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Huddersfield
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode
HD1 3DH
Postcode Area
Huddersfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Newsome
Westminster Constituency
Huddersfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Industrial Cleaning Equipment

Further Information

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