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Cleaning Servicer Contract and Grounds Maintenance Market Engagement

London Borough of Redbridge

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14 Sep 2026 at 16:06

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Redbridge is planning two service contracts: one for cleaning and soft facilities management services across its corporate estates, and another for comprehensive grounds maintenance across the Council. The buyer intends to appoint two experienced providers, one for each service area. The market engagement programme will be held at Ilford Town Hall, while contract delivery will take place at various corporate-estate locations and across Council sites in the London Borough of Redbridge. This is a services procurement covering cleaning, sanitation, associated soft facilities management and grounds maintenance. Suppliers specialising in either cleaning and facilities support or grounds maintenance may therefore find the planned procurement relevant, rather than businesses needing to provide both services.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. Interested parties are expected to submit their interest for the market engagement by 25 September 2026 at 12:00. The buyer’s expected date for the next notice is 12 February 2027. The planned contract period is 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030, with a possible extension to 30 June 2032. The estimated total value is £4.4 million including taxes, in GBP, and the procurement is above the relevant threshold. The contract is planned as one lot, with cleaning and grounds maintenance services forming separate provider requirements within the wider programme. The buyer has indicated that the services are suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The planned work is likely to suit established cleaning contractors able to deliver cleaning alongside soft facilities management across multiple corporate-estate locations, and experienced grounds maintenance contractors with the capacity to provide comprehensive services across Council sites. The buyer specifically refers to appointing experienced providers, so businesses should be prepared to demonstrate relevant delivery experience, operational capacity and the ability to manage services consistently across a local-authority estate. Suppliers may be able to prepare for either the cleaning and facilities-management requirement or the grounds-maintenance requirement, depending on their specialism. SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises are identified as suitable participants. Businesses interested in the work should use the market engagement stage to understand the Council’s service expectations and prepare for the later procurement process.

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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-06f97b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087018-2026
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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