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Published 19 May 2025, 10:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning Services · Broads Authority (May 2025)

Official notice

Authority: Broads Authority (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£82,000≈ £27k / year · £82,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 6 Jul 2028 · up to 6 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking a contractor to undertake cleaning services at four of its key sites. These are:

  • Head Office - Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RY
  • Dockyard - Griffin Lane, Thorpe St Andrew, NR7 0SL
  • Island Cottage - Common Lane, Beccles, NR34 9BX
  • Acle Bridge Public Toilets - Acle, NR13 3AT

Yare House is to be cleaned weekdays, Dockyard three times a week, Island Cottage fortnightly and Acle Bridge toilets once a week.

Contract is initially for three years with the option to extend for a further two years.

CPV: Building-cleaning services · Window-cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£82,000
Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 6 Jul 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 6 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £82,000 exc. VAT · £82,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Contract can be extended by a further two years through mutual agreement between both parties

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: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical specification and quality control: 20%
  • Trade references: 10%
  • Price: 60%
  • Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Price
  • Technical specification and quality control
  • Trade references
  • Social value
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
19 May 2025, 10:49 BST
Last source update
19 May 2025, 10:49 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022492
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Building-cleaning servicesWindow-cleaning services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051696 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders can be submitted via email tenders@broads-authority.gov.uk

Timeline

19 May 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    19 May 2025, 10:49 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    17 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    19 May 2025, 10:49 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Broads Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTQJ-2666-RNLV Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich, East of England, NR1 1RYContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender