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001/2026P Student Accommodation Cleaning

University of the West of England · Education

In brief

University of the West of England has announced plans to buy cleaning work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £2,400,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 8 bids per contract for cleaning contracts in this region (from 75 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The University will be inviting expressions of interest and Bids from Tenderers for the End of Tenancy, Conference Cleaning and Term Time Cleaning Requirements within Student Accommodation. The University wishes to offer the opportunity to all sizes of cleaning business to tender. Performance will be monitored at the end of each period of activity to confirm continuation of the contract into subsequent years. This upcoming procurement opportunity will be divided into 6 Lots, as specified below: 1 Student Village - Summer Turnaround Cleaning 2 Wallscourt Park - Summer Turnaround Cleaning 3 Kingfisher Court, Glenside & The Hollies - Summer Turnaround Cleaning 4 Purdown View - Summer Turnaround Cleaning 5 All Student Accommodation (As Above) - Summer Conference Cleaning 6 All Student Accommodation (As Above) - Routine & Ad-hoc Cleaning

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 081849-2025

Last time this was bought

003/2025 CFS & Cleaning Services

Awarded
7 July 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
7 July 2029

Matched on University of the West of England, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

263

Awards

247

Suppliers it has used most for cleaning

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From notice 081849-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 11 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.