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Residences Summer Cleaning Framework

Cardiff University · Education

In brief

Cardiff University 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.

It is a framework worth up to £5,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 8 years, starting 1 June 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

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 27 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £5,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Cardiff University's Residences Services have previously procured the services of Contract Cleaning companies to support with the cleaning of Residences buildings at the end of the academic year, during conference / event period and at the start of the new academic year. The cleaning requirements are particularly challenging due to the environment and often have short turnaround times. We anticipate creating an open framework for this requirement that includes several suppliers to mitigate this risk of service delivery failure and to ensure there are sufficient contractors available to undertake all required works.

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 106566-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 106575-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 106827-2026

Last time this was bought

Residences Extractor Fan Cleaning

Awarded
5 June 2026
Value
£65,025
Bids
3
Contract ends
30 June 2027

Matched on Cardiff University, 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

Cardiff UniversityLast 12 months

Procurements

92

Awards

71

Suppliers it has used most for cleaning

All tenders and awards from Cardiff University

Similar open tenders

All open cleaning tenders
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    £900kestimated
  2. Contract for the Provision of cleaning services at Swansea City Bus Station

    City & County of SwanseaWalesCleaning

    Open14 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £700kestimated

From notice 106566-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 November 2026, last updated 10 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 10 November 2026.