Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning and Maintenance of Cultural Objects Framework
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe procurement is for a framework to support cleaning and maintenance services of cultural objects assets.
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View ↗
CPV: Preservation services of historical sites · Repair and maintenance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 12 Sept 2025
Published description of the framework
See tender documents
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£200,000
- Condition of participation
See 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 (4)
- Quality: 35%
- Price: 35%
- Social Value: 20%
- Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: For the Quality Criterion suppliers will be scored on their responses to the relevant quality questions within the Tender Questionnaire. Suppliers must score at least a mean average score of 3 (i.e.... Suppliers must score at least 36% out of the total 60% for the Quality Criterion) across the Quality criteria as a whole. Tenders that fail to meet this score threshold will not be considered further. The Council may also, at its discretion, exclude a tender that scores 0 or 1 on any individual criterion. Further details on the award criteria can be found within the procurement documentation.
- Social Value: Suppliers must self-certify that they and their subcontractors pay the Real Living Wage and do not operate zero-hour contracts. Suppliers that fail to do this will be excluded and their tenders will not be considered further. For the Social Value Criterion suppliers will be scored on their responses to the relevant Social Value questions within the Tender Questionnaire. Further details on the award criteria can be found within the procurement documentation.
- Environment: For the Environment Criterion suppliers will be scored on their responses to the relevant Environment questions within the Tender Questionnaire. Further details on the award criteria can be found within the procurement documentation.
- Price: Suppliers are required to complete the Pricing Schedule within the procurement documentation. The Price score will be calculated following the relevant methodology set out within the Award Criteria section of the ITT document. Suppliers that fail to complete and provide the Pricing Schedule, in full, will be excluded and their tenders will not be considered further.
- Condition of participation
See tender documents
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Cleaning and Maintenance of Cultural Objects Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jun 2025, 16:16 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2025, 16:16 BST
- Authority reference
P-0247- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034833- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552d4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 21st July 2025 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
Timeline
24 Jun 2025 → 12 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published24 Jun 2025, 16:16 BST
- Clarification questions by14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts12 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Jun 2025, 16:16 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsThe Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation r…
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender