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Published 23 Jan 2025, 11:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning Service Contract · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police (Police & fire)

7 lotsServices
Planned pipeline value£36,400,000total for 7 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 26 May 2025from the planned procurement notice
Lots 7see the lot list below

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

To provide cleaning services for Avon & Somerset Police, Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue, Devon & Cornwall Police, Dorset Police, Gloucestershire Police and Wiltshire Police.

CPV: Cleaning services

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · no lot values published
Shared scope across all lots

Applies to lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

1150 - CLEANING SERVICETHIS NOTICE IS FOR PRIOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING SUPPLIERS TO TAKE PART IN EARLY MARKET ENGAGEMENT AND IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.Devon & Cornwall Police, Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue (DSFRS), Dorset Police, Gloucestershire Police and Wiltshire Police has a cleaning service in place which expires on 31 January 2026 (although it may not expire until 31 March 2026 so that the new service commences on 1 April 2026 to align with the financial year). The South West Police Procurement Service (SWPPS), on behalf of Avon & Somerset Police, Devon & Cornwall Police, Dorset Police, Gloucestershire Police and Wiltshire Police, are currently undertaking early market engagement and considering various route to market options in order to run a successful procurement process for their future cleaning service requirements. Avon & Somerset Police will be included in the future service, but won’t onboard until 10 September 2026, as that is when their current contract expires. The provision of a cleaning service includes general office cleaning, custody cleaning, Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARCs) cleaning, periodic cleaning, call-off cleaning, vehicle cleaning, window cleaning and the provision and distribution of cleaning consumables where required by each Customer. It should be noted that not all Customers need all of the cleaning services described and that will be made clear in the tender documentation.The purpose of the Prior Information Notice (PIN) is for early engagement with the market prior to undertaking a formal tender process which is anticipated to commence in May 2025. This is in support of developing the requirements for the provision of cleaning services to its premises. The engagement will also cover some broader areas which support developing the approach to the procurement, conditions of participation, identifying suppliers and building capacity in the market. The outcome of the market engagement will assist in refining its high-level requirements to feed into the tender documentation. The market engagement is to openly consult with the wider market place to share our requirements and gather information whilst also providing information on our current position. We will be seeking input from the supply market to inform our requirements, to help formulate our specification for the services and help identify routes to market. If you are interested in supporting SWPPS with this engagement, please respond to this PIN to emma.ashforth@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk, and you will be emailed a pre-market engagement questionnaire, which includes some customer background information, so you can do any preparatory work you think necessary before attending a Microsoft Teams meeting to discuss your responses if you so wish. The closing date for pre-market engagement questionnaire returns and subsequent Team meetings will be midday on Thursday 27 February 2025.SWPPS are committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to follow the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The PIN is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market testing and engagement. Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response or lack thereof to the PIN. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for SWPPS. SWPPS are not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to the PIN.

Lot #1Avon and Somerset PolicePlanned
Delivery: South West · Sites across the Avon & Somerset Police area
Lot #2Devon and Cornwall PolicePlanned
Delivery: South West · Sites across Devon and Cornwall Police area
Lot #3Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue ServicePlanned
Delivery: South West · Sites across Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service area
Lot #4Dorset PolicePlanned
Delivery: South West · Sites across Dorset Police area
Lot #5Gloucestershire PolicePlanned
Delivery: South West · Sites across Gloucestershire Police area
Lot #6Wiltshire PolicePlanned
Delivery: South West · Sites across Wiltshire Police area
Lot #7Avon and Somerset Police, Devon and Cornwall Police, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, Dorset Police, Gloucestershire Police and Wiltshire PolicePlanned
Delivery: South West · Sites across:Avon and Somerset Police areaDevon and Cornwall Police areaDevon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service areaDorset Police areaGloucestershire Police areaWiltshire Police area

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
23 Jan 2025, 11:16 GMT
Last source update
23 Jan 2025, 11:16 GMT
Authority reference
1150
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002346
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: 1150 - CLEANING SERVICETHIS NOTICE IS FOR PRIOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING SUPPLIERS TO TAKE PART IN EARLY MARKET ENGAGEMENT AND IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.Devon & Cornwall Police, Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue (DSFRS), Dorset Police, Gloucestershire Police and Wiltshire Police has a cleaning service in place which expires on 31 January 2026 (although it may not expire until 31 March 2026 so that the new service commences on 1 April 2026 to align with the financial year). The South West Police Procurement Service (SWPPS), on behalf of Avon & Somerset Police, Devon & Cornwall Police, Dorset Police, Gloucestershire Police and Wiltshire Police, are currently undertaking early market engagement and considering various route to market options in order to run a successful procurement process for their future cleaning service requirements. Avon & Somerset Police will be included in the future service, but won’t onboard until 10 September 2026, as that is when their current contract expires. The provision of a cleaning service includes general office cleaning, custody cleaning, Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARCs) cleaning, periodic cleaning, call-off cleaning, vehicle cleaning, window cleaning and the provision and distribution of cleaning consumables where required by each Customer. It should be noted that not all Customers need all of the cleaning services described and that will be made clear in the tender documentation.The purpose of the Prior Information Notice (PIN) is for early engagement with the market prior to undertaking a formal tender process which is anticipated to commence in May 2025. This is in support of developing the requirements for the provision of cleaning services to its premises. The engagement will also cover some broader areas which support developing the approach to the procurement, conditions of participation, identifying suppliers and building capacity in the market. The outcome of the market engagement will assist in refining its high-level requirements to feed into the tender documentation. The market engagement is to openly consult with the wider market place to share our requirements and gather information whilst also providing information on our current position. We will be seeking input from the supply market to inform our requirements, to help formulate our specification for the services and help identify routes to market. If you are interested in supporting SWPPS with this engagement, please respond to this PIN to emma.ashforth@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk, and you will be emailed a pre-market engagement questionnaire, which includes some customer background information, so you can do any preparatory work you think necessary before attending a Microsoft Teams meeting to discuss your responses if you so wish. The closing date for pre-market engagement questionnaire returns and subsequent Team meetings will be midday on Thursday 27 February 2025.SWPPS are committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to follow the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The PIN is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market testing and engagement. Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response or lack thereof to the PIN. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for SWPPS. SWPPS are not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to the PIN.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 Jan 2025 → 26 May 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 Jan 2025, 11:16 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    26 May 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety EX2 7HQ, Exeter, South West, EX2 7HQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.