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Cleaning Servicer Contract and Grounds Maintenance Market Engagement

London Borough of Redbridge

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Planning

14 Sep 2026 at 16:01

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Redbridge is preparing service contracts for two areas of work: cleaning and soft facilities management for its corporate estates, and comprehensive grounds maintenance across the Council. The cleaning provider would deliver cleaning services alongside soft facilities management services at corporate estate locations throughout the borough. The grounds maintenance provider would maintain Council grounds across Redbridge. The planned market engagement programme is intended for cleaning services providers and grounds maintenance services providers, with the Council seeking to appoint two experienced providers. The engagement event is planned at Ilford Town Hall. This is a services procurement, covering cleaning and sanitation, grounds maintenance, and associated cleaning products and facilities support. Businesses with either specialist cleaning and facilities management capability or grounds maintenance capability should consider the relevant area of work.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Council has announced its intention to buy the services and is undertaking preliminary market engagement, rather than inviting tenders. Interested parties are expected to submit their interest for the market engagement by 25 September 2026 at 12:00. The Council expects the next notice to be published by 12 February 2027. The planned arrangement is one lot with an estimated gross value of £4,400,000. The anticipated contract period is 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030, with renewal available until 30 June 2032. The procurement is above the relevant threshold, and the lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The Council expects to appoint two providers across the service areas.

This will suit experienced service providers able to deliver either commercial cleaning with soft facilities management, or comprehensive grounds maintenance for a local authority estate. Cleaning specialists should be prepared to manage cleaning services alongside wider facilities support across corporate properties and multiple locations within the borough. Grounds maintenance specialists should be able to provide a broad, Council-wide maintenance service rather than a single-site operation. The planned structure allows businesses to focus on the service area matching their expertise, and the buyer has identified the procurement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Providers should use the market engagement stage to explain their relevant experience, delivery model, workforce capability and ability to manage services at the required scale when the procurement reaches the tender stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cleaning Servicer Contract and Grounds Maintenance Market Engagement

Notice Description

The London Borough of Redbridge is inviting interested Cleaning Services providers, and Grounds Maintenance Service providers to attend a Market Engagement programme at its Ilford Town Hall. The Authority will be seeking to appoint two experience providers for the services mentioned above. The successful cleaning service provider will provide cleaning services and also provide Soft Facilities Management Services (SFMS) for its corporate estates in various locations within the borough. The successful Grounds Maintenance services provider will undertake a comprehensive Grounds Maintenance services across the Council.

Planning Information

The submission of interested parties for the Market Engagement period ends at 12:00 on 25/09/2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f97a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087015-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Feb 20275 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2027 - 30 Jun 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Redbridge
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ILFORD
Postcode
IG1 1NN
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)
TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Redbridge
Electoral Ward
Ilford Town
Westminster Constituency
Ilford South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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