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Opportunity overview
Teignbridge District Council intends to procure cleaning services for its corporate, operational and leisure buildings and its public toilets. The current scope includes:
- Forde House
- Old Forde House
- the Depot and Bulking Station
- Newton Abbot Leisure Centre
- Broadmeadow Sports Centre
- Dawlish Leisure Centre
- Teignbridge Business Centre
- Sherborne House
- around 24 public toilet sites across the district
The portfolio is expected to change during the contract term. The contract will therefore need to allow sites to be added and removed.
The Council is considering whether to divide the requirement into lots, for example by site type or geographical area, to encourage participation from small and local businesses. It is also considering whether window cleaning should be included, lotted separately or procured separately. TUPE is expected to apply at some sites.
The Council welcomes views from suppliers on:
- lotting
- frequency-based versus output-based specification
- pay rates (Real Living Wage and National Minimum Wage) and price indexation
- TUPE
- responsibility for equipment and consumables
- contract length, break clauses and transfer to a successor authority
- social value
This engagement does not commit the Council to any procurement or approach. Taking part, or not taking part, will not affect any supplier’s position in a future procurement.
Classification
CPV90919200 — Office cleaning services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
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.
The Council will hold an early market engagement event on Wednesday 25 November 2026 10am - 12pm, at The Council Chamber, Forde House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 4XX. It will include a presentation on the sites in scope and the Council’s emerging approach, followed by questions and discussion.
To register, email rosanna.wilson@teignbridge.gov.uk by 23.11.2026, giving your organisation name and the number of attendees.
Due
25 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
097190-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Buyer location · Newton Abbot · UKK43 · TQ12 4XX · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKK4 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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097190-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage preliminary market engagement for potential cleaning services across Teignbridge District Council buildings and about 24 public toilet sites. The Council is seeking supplier views and has not committed to a procurement or final delivery approach; this is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for cleaning-service providers able to advise on multi-site delivery, possible lotting, TUPE, equipment/consumables, pricing and social value. Final supplier requirements are unknown.
Key points identified
Core scopeCleaning services for Council corporate, operational and leisure buildings and public toilets.Evidence: "intends to procure cleaning services for its corporate, operational and leisure buildings and its public toilets"
Portfolio flexibilityPotential contract would need to allow sites to be added and removed during its term.Evidence: "The contract will therefore need to allow sites to be added and removed."
TUPEExpected to apply at some sites; detailed applicability is unknown.Evidence: "TUPE is expected to apply at some sites."
96% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage preliminary market engagement for potential cleaning services across Teignbridge District Council buildings and about 24 public toilet sites. The Council is seeking supplier views and has not committed to a procurement or final delivery approach; this is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for cleaning-service providers able to advise on multi-site delivery, possible lotting, TUPE, equipment/consumables, pricing and social value. Final supplier requirements are unknown.
Key deliverables
Potential cleaning of corporate, operational and leisure buildings and public toilets
Supplier feedback on lotting, specifications, pay, TUPE, equipment, consumables, pricing, contract terms and social value
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Core scope
99% confidence
Cleaning services for Council corporate, operational and leisure buildings and public toilets.
View supporting evidence
"intends to procure cleaning services for its corporate, operational and leisure buildings and its public toilets"
Portfolio flexibility
98% confidence
Potential contract would need to allow sites to be added and removed during its term.
View supporting evidence
"The contract will therefore need to allow sites to be added and removed."
TUPE
93% confidence
Expected to apply at some sites; detailed applicability is unknown.
View supporting evidence
"TUPE is expected to apply at some sites."
Window cleaning
98% confidence
Inclusion and procurement approach are undecided.
View supporting evidence
"considering whether window cleaning should be included, lotted separately or procured separately"
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage.
View supporting evidence
No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice.
SME/local business participation
96% confidence
The Council is considering lotting to encourage participation from small and local businesses; this is not a confirmed eligibility rule.
View supporting evidence
"considering whether to divide the requirement into lots... to encourage participation from small and local businesses"
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
95% confidence
Unknown; source value maximum is recorded as GBP 0, which is not a stated estimated contract value.
View supporting evidence
value_min is null and value_max is 0.
Pricing and pay
97% confidence
The Council seeks market views on Real Living Wage, National Minimum Wage and price indexation; final terms are unknown.
View supporting evidence
"pay rates (Real Living Wage and National Minimum Wage) and price indexation"
Equipment and consumables
96% confidence
Responsibility is under consideration.
View supporting evidence
"responsibility for equipment and consumables"
Contract duration and break clauses
96% confidence
Under consideration; no duration is stated.
View supporting evidence
"contract length, break clauses and transfer to a successor authority"
Delivery
Delivery geography
88% confidence
Teignbridge district, with delivery-location region recorded as UKK4.
View supporting evidence
"around 24 public toilet sites across the district"; delivery location region: "UKK4".
Named sites
99% confidence
Forde House, Old Forde House, Depot and Bulking Station, Newton Abbot Leisure Centre, Broadmeadow Sports Centre, Dawlish Leisure Centre, Teignbridge Business Centre and Sherborne House.
View supporting evidence
Listed in the current scope.
Site volume
98% confidence
Around 24 public toilet sites, in addition to named buildings.
View supporting evidence
"around 24 public toilet sites across the district"
Lot structure
98% confidence
Undecided; possible division by site type or geographical area.
View supporting evidence
"considering whether to divide the requirement into lots"
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage preliminary market engagement; not an open tender.
View supporting evidence
display_status: "upcoming"; notice type: "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement commitment
99% confidence
The Council has not committed to procure or to a particular approach.
View supporting evidence
"This engagement does not commit the Council to any procurement or approach."
Participation effect
99% confidence
Participation or non-participation will not affect a supplier's position in a future procurement.
View supporting evidence
"Taking part, or not taking part, will not affect any supplier’s position in a future procurement."
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope risk
99% confidence
Final scope, lots, window-cleaning treatment, specification model and commercial terms are not decided.
View supporting evidence
The Council is "considering" lotting and window-cleaning options and welcomes views on specification, pricing, TUPE and contract terms.
Changing portfolio
98% confidence
Sites may be added or removed during any future contract.
View supporting evidence
"The portfolio is expected to change during the contract term."
TUPE uncertainty
97% confidence
TUPE is expected only at some sites; affected sites and workforce details are unknown.
View supporting evidence
"TUPE is expected to apply at some sites."
No procurement timetable
99% confidence
No tender start, submission deadline or contract dates are supplied.
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Relevant date fields are null.
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