Official UK procurement notice
Building Cleaning Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Colchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe council are looking for an experienced contractor(s) to undertake Building Cleaning Services for Colchester City Council, Colchester Borough Homes, Braintree District Council and Tendring District Council. The opportunity is split into three Lots and full details of the opportunity are provided in the specification documents within this tender. Bidders may apply for 1,2 or all 3 Lots:
Lot 1: Corporate Building Cleaning and Sheltered Scheme Cleaning for Colchester City Council and Colchester Borough Homes.
Lot 2: Corporate Building Cleaning for Braintree District Council.
Lot 3: Corporate Building Cleaning for Tendring District Council
The contract will expire 31st March 2029, but with the option of 2 x 1 year extensions which will be subject to satisfactory performance.
CPV: Building-cleaning services · Office cleaning services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Corporate Building Cleaning and Sheltered Scheme Cleaning for Colchester City Council and Colchester Borough Homes.Awarded
The council are looking to appoint an experienced contractor to clean 22 Sheltered Housing Schemes managed by Colchester Borough Homes and 14 Office and Corporate sites owned by Colchester City Council. Full details are provided within the specification and associated Tender documents.
Tenderers should note that TUPE and Pension provision will apply
Lot #2Corporate Building Cleaning for Braintree District CouncilAwarded
The council are looking to appoint an experienced contractor to clean Braintree District Councils Corporate Office Buildings. Full details will be provided in the specification within the Tender Documents.
Tenderers should note that TUPE and Pension provision will apply
Lot #3Corporate Building Cleaning for Tendring District CouncilAwarded
The council are looking to appoint an experienced contractor to clean Tendring District Councils Corporate Office Buildings. Full details will be provided in the specification within the Tender Documents
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 sub-criteria (5)
- Adherence to Specification: 35%
- Organisational & Technical Capability: 8%
- Price: 45%
- Social Value: 10%
- Environmental Sustainability and Carbon Reduction: 2%
Published award criteria (5)
- Adherence to Specification: 35
- Organisational & Technical Capability: 8
- Environmental Sustainability and Carbon Reduction: 2
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 45
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 43 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Restricted 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
- Authority reference
0411- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002607- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060487Find a Tender
Publisher note: Lot 3 commenced 1st December 2025 with a contract end date of 31st March 2029 (plus the option to extend for 2 x 1 year) To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1005947790 GO Reference: GO-2026113-PRO-34157671
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Corporate Building Cleaning and Sheltered Scheme Cleaning for Colchester City Council and Colchester Borough Homes.1 award | |||
| Pinnacle FM LtdCorporate Building Cleaning and Sheltered Scheme Cleaning for Colchester City Council | £1,539,452 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Corporate Building Cleaning for Braintree District Council1 award | |||
| Juniper Pursuits Ltd | £790,530 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Corporate Building Cleaning for Tendring District Council1 award | |||
| Kingdom Cleaning Ltd | £192,491 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Corporate Building Cleaning and Sheltered Scheme Cleaning for Colchester City Council · Pinnacle FM Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,539,452
- Status
- active
Corporate Building Cleaning for Braintree District Council · Juniper Pursuits Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2025
- Value
- £790,530
- Status
- active
Corporate Building Cleaning for Tendring District Council · Kingdom Cleaning Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2025
- Value
- £192,491
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Corporate Building Cleaning and Sheltered Scheme Cleaning for Colchester City Council and Colchester Borough Homes. | 5bids · 5 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · Corporate Building Cleaning for Braintree District Council | 5bids · 5 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Corporate Building Cleaning for Tendring District Council | 4bids · 4 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Juniper Pursuits LtdAwarded supplier
- Kingdom Cleaning LtdAwarded supplier
- Pinnacle FM LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.