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Gutter Clearance

The Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

1400 – GUTTER CLEARANCE CONTRACT THIS NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING SUPPLIERS TO TAKE PART IN EARLY MARKET ENGAGEMENT AND IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Two of the five South West Forces (Avon and Somerset and Devon and Cornwall) have gutter clearance contracts in place which expire at the end of January 2027. The other Forces have local agreements in place with local contractors for this provision. SWPPS are currently undertaking early market engagement and considering route to market options in order to run a successful procurement process for this requirement. Avon and Somerset currently have 46 buildings on their contract and Devon and Cornwall have 89 buildings on their contract. SWPPS wish to invite potential suppliers who may be interested in assisting with this early market engagement to answer a number of questions and then an opportunity to meet with SWPPS (via Teams) to discuss their responses if requested. The purpose of the early engagement with the market, prior to undertaking a formal tender process, is to seek input from the supply market to inform our requirements, to help formulate our specification for the services and help identify routes to market. If you are interested in supporting SWPPS with this engagement, please respond to this notice by emailing paula.smallwood@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk and we will be in touch with a questionnaire for completion. We are also happy to arrange Teams calls to discuss the responses to your questionnaire if you would like. The closing date for pre-market engagement questionnaire returns and subsequent arrangement of Teams meetings will be 12 noon on Friday 29th May 2026. SWPPS are committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to follow the Procurement Act 2023. The preliminary market engagement is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market testing and engagement. Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response or lack thereof to the preliminary market engagement. This preliminary market engagement does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for SWPPS. SWPPS are not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to the preliminary market engagement.

Classification

  • CPV45261320 — Guttering work
  • CPV90911000 — Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
  • CPV90911200 — Building-cleaning services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
1400
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
4 Aug 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jan 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45261320
Description
Guttering work
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
90911000
Description
Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
90911200
Description
Building-cleaning services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Please see description
Due
22 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
041532-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 May 2026, 14:23
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police
Id
GB-PPON-PJZW-2866-PYJW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJZW-2866-PYJW

Address

Street Address
Middlemoor
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX2 7HQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Name
Paula Smallwood

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX2 7HQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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