Official UK procurement notice
WLDC Cleaning Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: West Lindsey District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Lindsey District Council (WLDC) is looking to reprocure cleaning services within a portfolio of Council owned premises.
- How the procedure runs: Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire by completing the response document provided. Following the assessment of the Requests to Participate the Council will prepare a shortlist of 5 Suppliers who have passed all the relevant sections of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
CPV: Cleaning and sanitation services · Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services · Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,060,200
- Economic & financial standing
The financial ratios for this tender are suited reflecting the commercial and operational characteristics of accommodation cleaning services.
- Technical & professional ability
Evidence of similar previous contracts will be assessed.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A mixture of Pass/Fail criteria and scored quality questions.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: Based on a Pricing Schedule which will be supplied with the documentation.
- Quality: Quality questions based on: Service Delivery Plans, Implementation Plans, Social Value and Additional Services.
- Economic & financial standing
The financial ratios for this tender are suited reflecting the commercial and operational characteristics of accommodation cleaning services.
- Technical & professional ability
Evidence of similar previous contracts will be assessed.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A mixture of Pass/Fail criteria and scored quality questions.
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 09:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 May 2026, 15:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
PL25.104- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041987- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065dcdFind a Tender
- How it runs
Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire by completing the response document provided. Following the assessment of the Requests to Participate the Council will prepare a shortlist of 5 Suppliers who have passed all the relevant sections of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published242 days ago27 Feb 2026, 09:26 GMT
- Market engagement227 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
We are seeking to bring awareness to the market of an upcoming opportunity and understand the market’s preferred approach to a number of key issues to inform the decision-making process, by completing a pre-market engagement questionnaire. A pre-market engagement pack and questionnaire can be found on the Pro Contract tender portal procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗.
Suppliers are asked to submit their responses by 12pm on 13th March 2026 via the Pro Contract portal.
- Next notice expected217 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published172 days ago7 May 2026, 14:19 BST
- Latest notice published153 days ago26 May 2026, 15:16 BST
- Clarification questions by134 days ago15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline127 days ago22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by60 days ago27 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Feb 2026, 09:26 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published7 May 2026, 14:19 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active7 May 2026, 14:19 BST
- Procurement method changed7 May 2026, 14:19 BST
- Tender notice published26 May 2026, 15:16 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Amendments have been made throughout the document with the intention of providing clarity around assessment criteria and to explain what constitutes a pass or fail for each individual question. Further information has also been provided in relation to the Financial Assessment Criteria. Percentage weightings for each scored question have also been provided. All of the amendments are highlighted in …
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Full information will be available at https://procontract.due-north.com/
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender