Construction Contract Leads
South East
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 31st Mar 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-0679b9 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Cleaning services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | £7,500,000 |
South East
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 31st Mar 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-0679b9 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Cleaning services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | £7,500,000 |
Scope
Reference
SCC-SMS-0936
Description
The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a single Service Provider to provide site cleaning, public areas, toilets/showers/changing rooms/kitchens, deep cleans, window cleaning internally and externally, carpet cleaning. To provide variation in specified detail/frequency of cleaning dependant on site requirements. The services are split across 7 programmes but only one provider will be appointed to all programmes;
Cleaning Programme A - Office Cleaning
Cleaning Programme B - Public Areas
Cleaning Programme C - Toilet areas, showers and changing rooms
Cleaning Programme D - Corridors (inc. Stairs)
Cleaning Programme E - Kitchen Areas
Cleaning Programme F - Storage / Miscellaneous Areas
Cleaning Programme G - Annual / ad-hoc deep clean
There is a consumable aspect that is mandatory for providers to complete to submit a compliant tender. Any submission not including consumables will be considered non-compliant and excluded from the process. The consumables aspect is an optional extra only that could be exercised by the Council at any time during the contract term. Full information can be found within the tender documentation
Total value (estimated)
- 拢7,500,000 excluding VAT
- 拢9,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 June 2026 to 1 June 2029
- Possible extension to 1 June 2031
- 5 years, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
1+1 extension option
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90910000 - Cleaning services
Contract locations
- UKJ32 - Southampton
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
28 April 2026, 11:59pm
Tender submission deadline
5 May 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
21 May 2026
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 1 August 2031
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality | 60% |
| Price | Price | 40% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Documents
Associated tender documents
Tender Portal
Contracting authority
Southampton City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCGN-2413-RBTX
Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road
Southampton
SO14 7LY
United Kingdom
Email: procurement [at] southampton.gov.uk
Region: UKJ32 - Southampton
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government