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WHC - BLOCK CLEANING SERVICES

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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28 Jul 2026 at 11:53

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is procuring block cleaning services for its housing or other managed blocks. The requirement falls within cleaning services (CPV 90910000) and is a services contract. The council is based at The Council Offices, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The procurement is arranged as one block cleaning requirement rather than separate service categories. Suppliers should therefore be able to provide a coordinated cleaning service across the council’s relevant blocks and comply with the detailed specification in Schedule 2 and the tender documents. The council’s instructions require bidders to complete the required documents and follow the stated tender conditions, including acceptance of the proposed contract conditions.

The procurement reached tender: the council invited offers through an above-threshold open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. It has one lot. The estimated procurement value is £4,000,000 excluding VAT, or £4,800,000 including VAT. The buyer set the enquiry deadline at 12:00 on 11 September 2026 and the bid deadline at 12:00 on 22 September 2026. Offers may be submitted electronically in English through the specified procurement portal. The planned award decision date is 14 January 2027. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with an option to renew for a further two years, subject to the stated terms. Evaluation is based on 40% price and 60% quality.

This opportunity suits established commercial cleaning contractors with the operational capacity to deliver block cleaning services for a borough council and to manage performance across multiple sites. Bidders need to demonstrate that they can meet the detailed conditions of participation and any other requirements in the tender documents. They must be able to accept the proposed contract conditions, complete all required tender documents accurately and follow the submission instructions. The buyer may exclude bidders that fail mandatory or discretionary disqualification requirements, and may reject a bid considered abnormally low after investigation. Because quality carries greater weighting than price, suppliers with strong service methods, supervision, quality control and evidence of reliable cleaning delivery may be well placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WHC - BLOCK CLEANING SERVICES

Notice Description

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) is conducting an open procurement in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 for the purpose of procuring Block Cleaning Services as described in Schedule (2). Specification. Whilst this procurement does not limit the number of bidders that may participate, bids may not be evaluated that do not meet the conditions of participation; or are disqualified under mandatory or discretionary disqualification criteria; or do not meet any other requirements such as accepting the conditions of contract or failing to comply with the terms of this tender in terms of completion of documents and submission of bids. Bids may also be rejected if they are deemed abnormally low following investigation. It is a condition that bidders follow the instructions in this invitation to tender

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d51c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071151-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - 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

90910000 - Cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
22 Sep 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
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Postcode
AL8 6AE
Postcode Area
St Albans
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Electoral Ward
Handside
Westminster Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield

Further Information

Notice Documents

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