Official UK procurement notice
RCHT Window Cleaning · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South West (UKK3)
Published estimate£230,000≈ £46k / year · £276,000 inc. VAT23.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Jul 2025awarded 24 Sept 2025
Award (standstill) to Daylight Window and Industrial Cleaning Services Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOpen procurement process under PA2023 to appoint a window cleaning service at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- No preliminary market engagement: The Trust has decided not to undertake market engagement for this project.
CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£230,000
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 (5)
- Proposed Service Delivery Model: 20%
- Mobilisation Plan: 5%
- Contingency Plans: 5%
- Commercial Evaluation: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Proposed Service Delivery Model
- Mobilisation Plan
- Contingency Plans
- Social Value
- Commercial Evaluation
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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 17 Jun 2025, 09:14 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
NHS2370- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032794- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054de3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 29 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
17 Jun 2025 → 7 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published17 Jun 2025, 09:14 BST
- Clarification questions by29 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Award decision expected by9 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent396 days ago26 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published396 days ago26 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
- Contract starts391 days ago1 Oct 2025
- Standstill ends384 days ago7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2025- Tender notice published17 Jun 2025, 09:14 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Sept 2025, 14:57 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
- Buyer details updated26 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
- Contract signature expected8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £176,4001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight Window and Industrial Cleaning Services LimitedSMERCHT Window Cleaning Services1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2032Extensions: The contract can be extended up to a maximum of 2-years. | £176,400 | 24 Sept 2025standstill to 7 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DAYLIGHT WINDOW AND INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender