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Communal Cleaning

Viewpoint Housing Association

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Planning

02 Sep 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Viewpoint Housing Association intends to procure communal cleaning services for its social housing developments in Edinburgh, including more than 40 developments and the association’s main office. The scope includes cleaning communal areas and window cleaning. This is a public-sector housing and community amenities service requirement, classified under CPV 90911000 for building, window and accommodation cleaning. The work is for a housing association acting as the buyer and central purchasing body. Suppliers would need to provide a managed cleaning service across multiple social housing locations, covering shared residential spaces as well as office premises. The requirement is service-based rather than for goods, construction or refurbishment, and should suit established commercial cleaning providers with the operational reach to serve a dispersed housing portfolio.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Viewpoint Housing Association has announced an intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. The current plan is for one open, single-stage lot. The estimated total value is £325,000, including the full planned requirement. The buyer expects to publish the next notice on 2 November 2026. That is an indicative publication date, not a deadline for submitting a response. The procurement is expected to be covered by the Government Procurement Agreement and will use a services contract for communal and window cleaning. The planned process is therefore a single competition rather than a multi-stage selection exercise, with the detailed tender requirements to follow when the procurement reaches the market.

This will suit cleaning companies that already deliver communal-area and window-cleaning services for housing associations, property managers or other organisations with multiple sites. Suppliers should prepare to demonstrate reliable staffing, supervision and quality control across more than 40 social housing developments and a main office. Relevant experience in cleaning shared residential areas, maintaining safe access for residents and coordinating work across occupied properties is likely to be valuable. Providers with established scheduling, inspection and issue-reporting systems should be well placed when the requirement reaches the market. The scope may also suit a larger cleaning contractor or a capable specialist partnership able to combine routine communal cleaning with window-cleaning expertise. There is no current invitation to bid; this is a procurement to monitor and prepare for.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Communal Cleaning

Notice Description

Cleaning of communal areas in social housing developments (40+ including the main office). Inclusive of window cleaning.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841860
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563633
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£325,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Viewpoint Housing Association
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH9 2HG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Southside/Newington
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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