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Published 5 Aug 2026, 13:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CfT_6659605 PME Questionnaire for External Cleaning Services Contract

Official notice

Authority: Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Aug 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Mar 2029 · up to 1 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 2 Mar 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Preliminary Market Engagement exercise for our forthcoming External Contract Cleaning Services Tender. We welcome supplier feedback on innovative cleaning methods, including the use of smart technologies, sustainable practices and data-driven performance management. Your insights will help shape a contract that delivers high standards of cleanliness, efficiency and value for money, ensuring public funds are used effectively and responsibly. We encourage you to share your experience, ideas and examples of best practice to help inform the development of a future-focused and outcome-driven service specification.

The Council hope to be able to award the contract in early to mid-2027

CPV: Cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 2 Mar 2027 – 1 Mar 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: plus 1 year plus 1 year
90910000 Cleaning services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 100 quality technical for Pre Market Engagement at this stage/ Quality/Costs split to be confirmed at tender stage

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Aug 2026, 13:17 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2026, 13:17 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074191
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc60 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

5 Aug 2026 → 2 Mar 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published84 days ago
    5 Aug 2026, 13:17 BST
  2. Clarification questions by76 days ago
    12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline69 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 124 days
    2 Mar 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Aug 2026, 13:17 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYMV-3527-LYNZ Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre,, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT64 1ALContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender