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Cambridgeshire County Council Cleaning & Grounds Maintenance Framework

Cambridgeshire County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 13:21.

Opportunity overview

Cambridgeshire County Council have a combined Cleaning & Grounds Maintenance contract, which has been in place since 2023. This process is a re-procurement of that contract. The current contract is accessed by Fenland District Council for cleaning services, and this new process shall also be accessed by Fenland DC (only for cleaning services). The Authority wishes to appoint one Provider to provide a Cleaning and Grounds Maintenance Service to the organisation across a variety of properties within the geographical boundaries of the County of Cambridgeshire. The Provider shall be expected to undertake a comprehensive cleaning service, including routine daily cleaning of varying types of buildings, deep cleans, periodic cleans, window cleaning, provision of sanitary bins and nappy bins, barrier matting and other requirements usually associated with a contact of this type, including reactive and preventative pest control and also gritting and snow cleaning services, as well as a Grounds Maintenance service.

Classification

  • CPV77000000 — Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
  • CPV90900000 — Cleaning and sanitation services

Lots

  • Lot 1£7.2m

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
DN816069
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
At the following link you can express an interest and access the tender documents: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=36c37824-734f-f111-813c-005056b64545&projectStepId=4bc37824-734f-f111-813c-005056b64545
Expression Of Interest Deadline
31 Jul 2026, 12:00
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Shortlisting stage The aim of this first stage is for bidders to express their interest in participating in the procurement by submitting their completed Conditions of Participation and for the Authority to use the completed Conditions of Participation to compile a shortlist of suitably experienced and qualified bidders to progress to the next stage of the CFP. Bidders are required to complete the Conditions of Participation as the first stage of this CFP. This response alongside the core information accessed from the Central Digital Platform/Find a Tender Service will be used to shortlist 5-7 bidders up to a maximum of 7. Further information is available in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Guidance document. Final Tender Submission stage The aim of this final tender submission stage is for bidders to provide a completed final tender by the required deadline and for the Authority to evaluate identify the Most Advantageous Tender.

Covered By

GPA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
1
Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
open
Buyer Categories
This Framework is open to any city, district, borough, or other local authority within the county of Cambridgeshire, and any school, academy, university, or other educational establishment within the county of Cambridgeshire. Those identified organisations who wish to contract under this framework must first sign an Access agreement (provided by the CCC Procurement team) which will include a rebate or cost model to be agreed between CCC and the Authority. The successful provider should NOT include any allowance for a rebate when pricing any sites within this initial exercise or any additional sites, as this arrangement will solely be between CCC and the accessing body.
Description
It is expected that an initial contract will last for a period of two years with two options to extend for one further year (2+1+1) and will take the form of a Framework agreement under which individual requirements for each site will be specified and priced according to a schedule of rates agreed as a result of this tender process.

Buyer Location Restrictions

Entry 1

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UKH12

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
20 Jul 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
30 Nov 2026, 23:59

Lot Details

No Lots Division Rationale
This procurement is not being split into Lots as a single provider is required for reasons of efficiency and to support programme delivery.

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
30 Nov 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
8,640,000
Amount
7,200,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price evaluation is worth 50%. Full details of the price evaluation methodology can be found in the ITT documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality evaluation is worth 50%. Full details of the quality evaluation methodology can be found in the ITT documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
5
Maximum Candidates
7

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Full details of the legal and financial capacity conditions can be found in the associated tender documents, which applicants can access via the portal.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Full details of the technical ability conditions can be found in the associated tender documents, which applicants can access via the portal.
Criterion 3
Description
Shortlisting for Tender Stage: The Authority intends to invite 5 - 7 Applicants to submit Tenders. The aim of this first stage is for bidders to express their interest in participating in the procurement by submitting their completed Conditions of Participation and for the Authority to use the completed Conditions of Participation to compile a shortlist of suitably experienced and qualified bidders to progress to the next stage of the CFP. Bidders are required to complete the Conditions of Participation as the first stage of this CFP. This response alongside the core information accessed from the Central Digital Platform/Find a Tender Service will be used to shortlist bidders up to a maximum of 7. Further information is available in the PSQ Guidance document.
For Reduction
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
It is expected that an initial contract will last for a period of two years with two options to extend for one further year (2+1+1).

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
77000000
Description
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
90900000
Description
Cleaning and sanitation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
061803-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Jul 2026, 14:25
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cambridgeshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJVB-3262-VGVJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJVB-3262-VGVJ

Address

Street Address
New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,
Locality
Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon
Postal Code
PE28 4YE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon · UKH12 · PE28 4YE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 061803-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·