Official UK procurement notice
Building Cleaning Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has in place an existing contract for cleaning services at Corporate Properties across the county. This includes Offices, Day Care Centres, Libraries, Archives, Depot’s etc. This will now be re-procured. At present there are approx. 70 properties within the existing contract however, this number may reduce over the next three years as the Council continues its programme of consolidation of assets
The contract period is a maximum of 4 years, this is based on a 2 year initial term plus 2 optional extensions of up to 12 months each.
CPV: Cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Social Value: 20
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Feb 2025, 13:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2025, 14:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN763144- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016796- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04de1bFind a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN763144) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate. The contract term is a maximum of 4 years, this is based on an initial 2 year term plus 2 optional extension of up to 12 months. There is an obligation within this contract for the Service Provider to pay Service Provider Staff engaged in the delivery of the Services the Real Living Wage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Mar 2025 → 24 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published24 Apr 2025, 14:18 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Apr 2025, 14:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orian Solutions Limited | £4,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Building Cleaning Services · Orian Solutions Limited
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2025
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Orian Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.