Provision of Domestic Cleaning and Patient Catering Services
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health
In brief
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to buy cleaning and catering 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 £109,335,077 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2027.
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 7 bids per contract for cleaning contracts in this region (from 79 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Contracting Authority) is looking to tender the following services across its Addenbrooke's Hospital and Rosie Hospital sites: 1. Domestic Cleaning Service 2. Patient Catering Services The Contracting Authority’s requirements are anticipated to include: 1. Domestic Cleaning Services: • Provision of cleaning services to clinical, public, and staff areas per NHS cleaning standards; • The cleaning services will be based on scheduled routines, focusing on regular, deep, planned and reactive cleans for high, medium and low risk areas • The supply of all consumables (cleaning consumables to include paper towels, toilet tissue, soap,…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 084639-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 003532-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
573Awards
530Suppliers it has used most for cleaning
- Beacon Support Services (Europe) LLP1 contract
- Guardtech Cleanrooms Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open cleaning tenders- £2.22mestimated
- £1.1mestimated
- £650kestimated
- Value not stated
From notice 084639-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 18 December 2025, last updated 15 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.