--- title: "Lower Thames Crossing - Kent Roads - site Cleaning" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f145ab8e-7df2-4e95-a6ff-5823056daf34" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f145ab8e-7df2-4e95-a6ff-5823056daf34" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f145ab8e-7df2-4e95-a6ff-5823056daf34.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f145ab8e-7df2-4e95-a6ff-5823056daf34.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED" published: "2026-09-03" --- # Lower Thames Crossing - Kent Roads - site Cleaning Buyer: SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f145ab8e-7df2-4e95-a6ff-5823056daf34 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f145ab8e-7df2-4e95-a6ff-5823056daf34) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f145ab8e-7df2-4e95-a6ff-5823056daf34.json) ## Summary Skanska Construction UK Limited is procuring cleaning services for the Lower Thames Crossing Kent Roads offices in Gravesend. The work covers office accommodation, welfare facilities, kitchens, toilets, communal areas and associated spaces, maintained to a consistently high standard of cleanliness and hygiene. The successful subcontractor must provide management, supervision, labour, cleaning products, consumables, plant and equipment, and deliver the services in line with agreed cleaning schedules, project requirements and health and safety legislation. Cleaning products and equipment must be suitable for their intended use and comply with relevant COSHH requirements. This is a services opportunity supporting the operational facilities of the new Lower Thames Crossing road project connecting Essex and Kent through a tunnel beneath the River Thames. The procurement reached tender: the buyer invited offers through a selective competitive procedure with negotiation, identified as above threshold. The tender deadline set by the buyer was 18 September 2026 at 17:00. The contract period is from 1 April 2027 to 2 November 2032. Its estimated value is £1,000,000, with a stated minimum value of £300,000; both amounts are in GBP. The requirement is presented as a single scope covering the Kent Roads offices in Gravesend. The opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Bidders are asked to complete an expression of interest form as part of the process. This opportunity suits commercial cleaning contractors able to manage a sustained facilities-cleaning service over several years. Suppliers need suitably trained and competent operatives, effective supervision and enough labour capacity to maintain offices, welfare areas, kitchens, toilets and communal spaces consistently. They must supply appropriate cleaning materials, consumables, plant and equipment, and operate safely under relevant health and safety requirements, including COSHH compliance. Every operative undertaking the work must hold a valid CSCS card and Highways Passport. The project also expects suppliers to support local recruitment and workforce upskilling, create early-career opportunities such as apprenticeships, and demonstrate practical low-carbon working, including reduced diesel use, sustainable fuels and environmentally responsible practices. SMEs and locally based subcontractors are specifically encouraged to compete. ## Notice The scope of works comprises the provision of all necessary management, supervision, labour, cleaning materials, consumables, plant and equipment required to undertake cleaning services at the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Kent Roads offices in Gravesend. The works will include maintaining the office accommodation, welfare facilities, kitchens, toilets, communal areas and associated spaces to a consistently high standard of cleanliness and hygiene, in accordance with the project requirements, agreed cleaning schedules and all relevant health and safety legislation. The subcontractor will be responsible for providing suitably trained and competent personnel, together with appropriate supervision, to ensure the services are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required standard. All cleaning products, materials and equipment must be suitable for their intended use and compliant with relevant COSHH requirements. All operatives undertaking the works must hold a valid CSCS card and Highways Passports. The Lower Thames Crossing is a new road that will improve connections between Essex and Kent through a tunnel beneath the River Thames. Our purpose is to drive change in how infrastructure is delivered-connecting people to jobs and businesses to opportunities, while leaving a lasting skills legacy for local communities and championing biodiversity and low-carbon construction. To support the project's ambitions, we are committed to publishing opportunities on Contracts Finder to provide full visibility to SMEs and local subcontractors. This widens access to the Lower Thames Crossing supply chain, encourages participation from smaller and locally based businesses, supports regional growth and ensures that organisations of all sizes have a fair opportunity to compete. Our ambition is to deliver the UK's greenest road while doing the right thing for local communities and the environment. Achieving this will require the support of our supply chain. Any supplier seeking to secure work on the Lower Thames Crossing must therefore demonstrate its commitment to supporting the following project ambitions: Leaving a skills legacy for the local community by recruiting locally and upskilling the workforce to enable meaningful progression into higher-paid and higher-skilled employment. Delivering the Lower Thames Crossing with the lowest practicable carbon, including supporting our zero-emissions ambitions, reducing the use of diesel on site and promoting alternative sustainable fuels and working practices. Creating opportunities through early-career roles, including apprenticeships, and inspiring young people to consider careers in construction through STEM engagement. Additional information: Please complete the attached expression of interest form and return to eleanor.clarke@skanska.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8f550b1-f71a-4e52-9a0f-4466d5054961 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 18 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 2 Nov 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED | | Locality | WATFORD | | Postcode area | Watford | | Postcode | WD25 7GS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Three Rivers | | Electoral ward | Leavesden | | Westminster constituency | South West Hertfordshire | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products ### Codes - 39830000 - Cleaning products ## Release History - 3 Sep 2026 at 14:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8f550b1-f71a-4e52-9a0f-4466d5054961 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8f550b1-f71a-4e52-9a0f-4466d5054961 3rd September 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2177ef4a-89f9-475b-88e6-aa4fa33d8e20 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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