Official UK procurement notice
Window Cleaning Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: MAGENTA LIVING (Public body)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Published estimate£266,666≈ £67k / year · £320,000 inc. VAT13.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Feb 2026awarded 18 Mar 2026
Awarded to Clearground Limited
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 May 2030 · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of window cleaning services to Magneta Livings
- Low rise properties
- High rise properties
- Individual flats and supported properties
CPV: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£266,666
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 (3)
- Quality: 30%
- Soical Value: 10%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: There are 5 scored quailty questions: 1. Service Delivery - 10% 2. Programme of Work - 5% 3. Contract Delivery - Performance Management - 5% 4. Customer Care - 5% 5. Health & Safety - 5%
- Soical Value: There is 1 Social Value question. In additon tenderers are also required to complete a Social Value Matrix Social Value question - 5% Soical Value Matrix - 5%
- 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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jan 2026, 11:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 13:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
ML2026/003- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002206- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06038bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Response must be submitted via Proactis Housing Portal - www.housingprocurement.com ↗.
Timeline
12 Jan 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published287 days ago12 Jan 2026, 11:37 GMT
- Clarification questions by276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline259 days ago9 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by222 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent217 days ago24 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends207 days ago2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published194 days ago15 Apr 2026, 13:36 BST
- Contract starts148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026- Tender notice published12 Jan 2026, 11:37 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Mar 2026, 12:23 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Mar 2026, 12:23 GMT
- Contract details notice published15 Apr 2026, 13:36 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £231,4961 award exc. VAT
Bids received 98 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearground LimitedSME1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2030Options: As and when Magenta Livings portfolio changes, additonal properties may be added to the list of required cleans | £231,496 | 18 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Window Cleaning Services · Clearground LimitedSME
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2026
- Value
- £231,496
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2030
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Services and appointments · Programme · Customer Complaints …
- Services and appointments, To determine the number of incomplete services/missed appoints.
- Programme, To determine the number of Missed appointments/ services, which are rescheduled and should be completed within one week of the original agreed programme /service due date, where the rescheduled appointment has not been completed within the one week timescale.
- Customer Complaints, To determine the percentage of complaints responded to by the Service Provider within their prescribed timescales during the Measurement Period.
- Complaints Acknowledged and Responded in Time, To measure the number of complaints acknowledged and responded in Time regarding the service delivered by the Provider during the Measurement Period.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders · 16 at stage one | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CLEARGROUND LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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