Official UK procurement notice
Chelmsford College - Building Cleaning Services
Authority: Chelmsford College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionChelmsford College, located in Chelmsford, requires a single provider of Building Cleaning Services. The contract is for an initial 3 year period commencing 01 September 2025, ending 01 September 2028. With the option of 2 x 12 month contract extensions until 31 August 2030.
CPV: Building-cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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 (7)
- Account Management & Technical Support: 15%
- Added Value Requirements: 15%
- Customer Care: 15%
- Crisis Management: 5%
- Accreditations: 10%
- Innovation: 10%
- Schedule of Prices: 30%
Published award criteria (7)
- Account Management & Technical Support
- Added Value Requirements
- Customer Care
- Crisis Management
- Accreditations
- Innovation
- Schedule of Prices
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Price carries 85 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 30 Apr 2025, 17:46 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 17:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
CA15531- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018188- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ac1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2025, 18:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
30 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published30 Apr 2025, 17:46 BST
- Clarification questions by19 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 May 2025, 18:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published30 Apr 2025, 17:46 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (13)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Annex 2 - Cleaning_Specification_Output.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications TR2 Schedule of Prices.xlsx
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix B Contract terms and conditions.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications TR3 Technical Quality Questions.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications TR5 Non-Collusion & Canvassing Declaration.dotx
- Bidding documents and specifications Annex 3 - Example Service Level Agreement.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications TR6 Confidential Information Declaration.dotx
- Bidding documents and specifications CC Invitation to Tender.docx
Show 4 more documents
- Bidding documents and specifications CURRENT CAMPUS FLOOR AREAS.xlsx
- Bidding documents and specifications PR1 PSQ Response Form.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix A Contract specification.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications TR1 Form of Tender.docx
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender