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Guildford Borough Council

Window & General Cleaning

Environment & WasteCPV 90911000
ValueValue not published
Deadline7 Aug 2026
Published7 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Jul 202614 days leftCloses 7 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@guildford.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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The brief

The Council invites tenders for the provision of window and general cleaning across the borough.

The Council invites tenders for the provision of window and general cleaning across the borough.

Lot Structure The tender is structured as three lots as follows: Lot 1 – Window Cleaning – Cleaning of office buildings, tenanted buildings, listed buildings and high-rise buildings.

Lot 2 – General Cleaning – General cleaning of sport pavilions, office cleaning and cleaning of specialist premises such as Guildford Crematorium.

Lot 3 – Window & General Cleaning – Full delivery of the services described under Lot 1 and 2. *Please note: GBC reserves the right to not award any of the lots under this tender.

Tenderers may submit a tender for: • Lot 1 only; and/or • Lot 2 only; and/or • Lots 3 only Submission of a bid for Lot 3 is optional and will not be a condition for bidding for Lots 1 and/or 2.

What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidWaste carrier licence / environmental permits
  • Hold at bidISO 14001 (environmental)
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c5b6
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
063877-2026
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