Official UK procurement notice
Science Park Cleaning · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South West (UKK43)
Published estimate£49,000≈ £25k / year · £58,800 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 May 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Aug 2027 · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Exeter is seeking quotations for the supply of cleaning services at our Engineering Research Centre located at Exeter Science Park.
CPV: Cleaning services · Office cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£49,000
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 (2)
- Scored requirements: 40%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Scored requirements
- 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 7 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST
- Authority reference
PO/2025/007/VW- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019490- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050e29Find 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
- 27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 May 2025 → 27 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published7 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- Clarification questions by27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025
- Latest notice published27 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2025- Tender notice published7 May 2025, 16:10 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published27 Aug 2025, 11:03 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 15 Jul 2025 | CancelledDue to inconsistencies in our specification, we have decided to internally review our requirements and will be going back out to quote at the beginning of 2026. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender