Find a TenderCancelled
Published 18 Oct 2022, 12:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning of Internal and External Areas and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,020,000≈ £170k / year
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2022
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is for cleaning services to internal and external areas plus testing of emergency lights and fire alarms of council owned properties. The list of properties includes blocks of flats, independent living schemes, short term accommodation, civic buildings and public toilets.

  • Recurrence: At the expiry of the contract

CPV: Accommodation cleaning services · Building-cleaning services · Cleaning services · Emergency lighting equipment · Fire-alarm systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 6 yrsPublished value£1,020,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2029 (6 yrs)
Delivery: South East · Various sites throughout the Ashford borough, Kent.
Extensions: Initial contract term of four years maybe extended by an additional two years.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Price: 70%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Refer to the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
Yes · At the expiry of the contract
First published
18 Oct 2022, 12:12 BST
Last source update
11 May 2023, 15:49 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
CLEAN/22/1
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013490
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation cleaning servicesBuilding-cleaning servicesCleaning servicesEmergency lighting equipmentFire-alarm systems
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03769b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Refer to procurement documents

Publisher note: Procurement documents can be obtained through the Kent Business Portal. (MT Ref:227696)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
21 Nov 2022, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Nov 2022, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Nov 2022 → 11 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Nov 2022, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Nov 2022, 10:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    11 May 2023, 15:49 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2023
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    11 May 2023, 15:49 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    11 May 2023, 15:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ashford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, South East, TN23 1PLContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria