Cambridgeshire County Council Cleaning & Grounds Maintenance Framework

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Estimated value

£7.2m

services

Awarded value

—

Suppliers

Lots

0 awarded

Published

01 Jul 2026

Description

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.

Scope

Reference: DN816069
Total value: £7,200,000 excluding VAT
£8,640,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool: Standalone contract
Contract dates: 31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2029
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2031
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).
Main category: services
CPV classifications: 77000000
90900000
Contract locations: Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Price	Price evaluation is worth 50%. Full details of the price evaluation methodology can be found in the ITT documentation.	price	50.00%
Quality	Quality evaluation is worth 50%. Full details of the quality evaluation methodology can be found in the ITT documentation.	quality	50.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Full details of the legal and financial capacity conditions can be found in the associated tender documents, which applicants can access via the portal.

Full details of the technical ability conditions can be found in the associated tender documents, which applicants can access via the portal.

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.

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline: 20 Jul 2026, 4:00 pm
Submission address: 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
Electronic submission: Yes
Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure