Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning Services – Birchden Wood, Kent, Friston Forest and Abbots Wood, East Sussex
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)
Published estimate£108,333total for 2 lots · £130,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2026
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 5 yrsends 4 Oct 2031 · starts 5 Oct 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCleaning of Birchden Wood toilet block, Friston Forest toilet block and Abbots Wood toilet block.
CPV: Cleaning services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£108,333 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Birchden ForestPublished value£36,667
Cleaning Services at Birchden Wood toilet block.
Lot #2Abbots Wood and Friston ForestPublished value£71,667
Cleaning Abbots Wood and Friston Forest toilet blocks.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Method statement and quality assurance: 15%
- Capacity and contingency: 15%
- Communication and contract management: 10%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (4)
- Method statement and quality assurance
- Capacity and contingency
- Communication and contract management
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- 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
- 6 Aug 2026, 08:54 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2026, 08:54 BST
- Authority reference
FCCN004299- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074451- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Panacea
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 5 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Aug 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published84 days ago6 Aug 2026, 08:54 BST
- Clarification questions by65 days ago25 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline54 days ago5 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago5 Oct 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Aug 2026, 08:54 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender