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bpha - Cleaning Services
Published 2 Jun 2026
2 Jun 2026
Deadline in 9 days
- Primary CPV
-
90910000 *
Cleaning services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Hertfordshire, East of England
- Value
- £3,665,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
01/04/2027 31/03/2030
- Contract Types
-
90 *Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Echelon House, 219a Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4TB, United Kingdom · UKH23
Contact
Award Criteria
- Price (50%)
- Quality (50%)
Reference: 1385
bpha is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Communal Cleaning Services across its housing portfolio. The contract is divided into two lots: Lot 1 (Inner Circle) covering Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes, including office cleaning at bpha's Bedford office; and Lot 2 (Outer Circle) covering Cambridge, Peterborough, Oxford and Towcester. Services to be delivered under the contract include communal cleaning of shared areas, window cleaning, bin area maintenance, ledge and facade cleaning, and gutter clearance across bpha's residential stock of over 20,000 homes. The contract has an estimated total value of £733,000 per annum across both lots, with an initial term of three years and up to two optional 12-month extensions, giving a maximum total term of five years. Bidders may apply for one or both lots but may only be awarded one. BIDDERS SHOULD NOTE THAT THE WORDING IN THIS NOTICE REGARIDNG ONLY BEING ABLE TO BID FOR AND BE APPOINTED TO ONE LOT IS PARTIALLY INCORRECT. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FTS THAT DISALLOWS YOU FROM INPUTTING ACCURATE NUMBERS INTO THESE FIELDS. BIDDERS ARE PERMITTED TO BID FOR BOTH LOTS OF THIS TENDER, BUT MAY ONLY BE APPOINTED TO ONE.
Full CPV breakdown
- 90910000 — Cleaning services (primary)
Notice details
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Lots
- 2
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- The contract is for an inital period of 3 years. There are then 2, 12 month extensions available subject to mutual agreement. The contract value listed on this notice is reflective of the 5 year period.
- Submission method
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=105980&TID100111098&B=
- Enquiries close
- 3 Jul 2026
- Award decision expected
- 18 Dec 2026
- Number of lots
- 2
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 02 Jun 2026 13:31
- Deadline
- 02 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ab7b
- Notice ID
- 1385
Organisations on this notice
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
Echelon House, 219a Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4TB, United Kingdom
Joey Barron
+44 1707339800
GB-PPON PWDT-5224-RGBZ
Lots (2)
Lot LOT-0001: bpha - Cleaning Services
£1,466,000
Inner Circle Bedford Luton Milton Keynes *This lot includes office cleaning services at bpha’s office in Bedford
1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2030 · Active
Lot LOT-0002: Outer Circle
£2,199,000
Outer Circle Cambridge Peterborough Oxford Towcester *This lot does not include office cleaning services
1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2030 · Active
Full notice record
111 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Echelon Consultancy |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Echelon House, 219a Hatfield Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | St Albans |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | AL1 4TB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH23 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Joey Barron |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | joey@echelonconsultancy.co.uk |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | +44 1707339800 |
| Party 1 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 1 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 1 › Role Details | External procurement consultant appointed to administer the procurement process. |
| Party 2 › Name | bpha |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Bedford Heights, Manton Lane |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Bedford |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | MK41 7BJ |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH24 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | OLI@ECHELONCONSULTANCY.CO.UK |
| Party 2 › Role | buyer |
| Party 2 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | bpha |
Planning
| No Engagement Notice Rationale | bpha is satisfied that there is a sufficiently sized market of potential bidders, and that the requirement itself is not of a complex nature. |
Tender
| Title | bpha - Cleaning Services |
| Status | active |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Cleaning services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Street-sweeping services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Asbestos removal services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Building-cleaning services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Window-cleaning services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Office cleaning services |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › Description | Building-cleaning services |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £4,398,000 |
| Value › Value | £3,665,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=105980&TID10011... |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Title | bpha - Cleaning Services |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Description | Inner Circle Bedford Luton Milton Keynes *This lot includes office cleaning services at bpha’s office in Bedford |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,759,200 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value | £1,466,000 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 50 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 50 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Listed in the tender documents |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Listed in the tender documents |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2032 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Renewal › Description | The contract is for an inital period of 3 years. There are then 2, 12 month extensions available subject to mutual agreement. The contract value listed on this notice is reflective of the 5 year period. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Title | Outer Circle |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Description | Outer Circle Cambridge Peterborough Oxford Towcester *This lot does not include office cleaning services |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,638,800 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value | £2,199,000 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 50 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 50 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Listed in the tender documents. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Listed in the tender documents. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2032 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Renewal › Description | The contract is for an initial period of 3 years. Then there are 2, 12 month extensions subject to mutual agreement. The contract values listed in this notice are reflective of the 5 year term. |
| Lot Details › Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier | 1 |
| Lot Details › Maximum Lots Awarded Per Supplier | 1 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051891-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 2 Jun 2031 |