Official UK procurement notice
Graffiti Cleansing Within Dartford Town Centre 2026-2029
Authority: Dartford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£108,000≈ £36k / year · £108,000 inc. VAT37.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Mar 2026awarded 9 Apr 2026
Awarded to Anti-Graffiti Systems Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo clear graffiti at various sites around the Borough as instructed by the supervising officer on a weekly basis.
CPV: Graffiti removal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£108,000
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
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Previous Experience: 9%
- Delivery Regime: 4%
- Account Management: 4%
- Quality Management Systems: 4%
- Risk Assessment: 3%
- Price: 70%
- Social Value: 3%
- Sustainability: 3%
Published award criteria (8)
- Price
- Previous Experience: 3 previous contracts
- Delivery Regime: Delivery of Service
- Account Management
- Quality Management Systems: Managing Quality
- Risk Assessment
- Social Value
- Sustainability
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- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 11 Feb 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2026, 10:42 BST
- Authority reference
DBC00027- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012563- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064e40Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 10 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please visit the Kent Business Portal on www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗ for full details and tender documents
Timeline
11 Feb 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published258 days ago11 Feb 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Clarification questions by235 days ago6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline231 days ago10 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published184 days ago27 Apr 2026, 10:42 BST
- Contract starts149 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Feb 2026- Tender notice published11 Feb 2026, 16:06 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published5 Mar 2026, 14:06 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 10 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT5 Mar 2026, 14:06 GMT+1 days · was 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published13 Apr 2026, 11:09 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Apr 2026, 11:09 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Apr 2026, 10:42 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 11 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £56,2501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1111 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Graffiti Systems LimitedGraffiti Cleansing Within Dartford 2026-20291 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 | £56,250 | 9 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Graffiti Cleansing Within Dartford Town Centre 2026-2029 · Anti-Graffiti Systems Limited
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2026
- Value
- £56,250
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders | 11 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- ANTI-GRAFFITI SYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Anti-Graffiti Systems LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender