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title: "Window Cleaning Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d970"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM"
published: "2026-08-01"
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# Window Cleaning Services

Buyer: ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d970

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## Summary

The Royal Armouries Museum, a public authority sub-central government body located in Leeds, has initiated the planning stage for a tender concerning "Window Cleaning Services." The procurement process is set to begin with a market engagement notice published on 1st August 2026. Businesses interested in participating need to request a supplier questionnaire by 7th August 2026, with a submission deadline by 17th August 2026. The contract covers various cleaning services within the museum and New Dock Hall facilities in Leeds, with a projected start date of 1st May 2027. This service-based procurement falls under the main procurement category of services and carries an estimated contract value of £400,000, inclusive of VAT, with the possibility of optional extensions.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the window cleaning and facilities management industry to expand their client base by securing a high-profile contract within the public sector. Companies with the capability to adhere to health and safety regulations, particularly those concerning Working at Height, and those committed to social value criteria such as fair work and fair pay practices, will be particularly well-suited for this opportunity. The procurement encourages participation from suppliers who can demonstrate their workforce engagement strategies and their commitment to paying above the National Minimum or Living Wage, thus providing an avenue for businesses prioritising fair employment practices to grow and enhance their industry reputation.

## Notice

PROCUREMENT DESCRIPTION To carry out window cleaning on all glazing and specified building areas at the Royal Armouries Museum and New Dock Hall in Leeds. Complying with all Health & Safety regulations (inc. Working at Height) and following industrial best practices. CURRENT SERVICE SCOPE Fortnightly Visits * Ground floor building entrance areas including auto doors (inside and outside including the fold back glass inner doors) * Dockside Ground floor frontage including the RA shop and Masters Restaurant Windows (Inside and outside) * New Dock Hall: All of frontage glazing inside and outside Quarterly Visits - Jan - Apr - Jul - Oct * Regular windows and glazing - both internal and external surfaces * Slit windows - both internal and external surfaces * Triangular viewing windows - both internal and external surfaces * Regular recessed windows - both internal and external surfaces * Juliette windows (can be fully opened) - both internal and external surfaces * Internal Doors/windows to street from shop and restaurant * Office skylights 5th Floor - both internal and external surfaces * Internal balconies, glazed bridges, window internal balconies and stairwell glazing - both sides * Facia of 'Street' - both internal and external surfaces * Hall of Steel' internal and external surfaces and both sides of all stairway glazing * To include internal glazing of all four galleries Annual and 6 monthly Tasks (Apr/Oct) * Panoramic glass lifts - by appointment and under the direct control of our lift maintenance service provider (internally). (Yearly task) * External canopy over the Tiltyard (Annually- April) * Hall of Steel ground and 1st floor building frontage, including brickwork (6 Monthly Apr/Oct) * Street' skylights - external surfaces (6 Monthly Apr/Oct) * Craft Court Windows (1st Floor, smoking, shelter canopy, Cycle Storage (6 Monthly April/Oct) * External balcony of 'Pearl' Suite' Both sides ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE (INCL. VAT): PS400,000 * Initial term: PS240,000 * Optional extensions: PS160,000

### Planning Information

The key purpose of this notice is to alert the market to the Tender and to flag the new social value criteria and outcomes that are being proposed for it, and thus to obtain feedback from suppliers.
The social value outcomes that will form 10% of the quality evaluation criteria will consist of the following:
1.Fair work – Create and retain high quality jobs
Suppliers will need to demonstrate that they are providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
2.Fair work - Fair pay practices
Suppliers will need to demonstrate that they provide payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce.
Suppliers wishing to participate must email the Estates Team at Kieran.jones@armouries.org.uk to request the supplier questionnaire by 07 August 2026 at 12:00 and return it completed no later than 17 August 2026 at 17:00.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072956-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2027 - 30 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS10 1LT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90911300 - Window-cleaning services

## Release History

- 1 Aug 2026 at 08:53 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072956-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072956-2026
  1st August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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