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Darlington College - Provision of Building Cleaning Services

Environment & WasteCPV 90911200

Value£1.9m

Deadline22 Sept 2026

Published27 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 27 Aug 202626 days leftCloses 22 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Mark Dodd

m.dodd@thecpc.ac.uk

01376 511411

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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Contract value in context

£1.9mtotal contract value

median £195k

this tender£0£5.0m

This is a large award for Environment & Waste — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 11,894 valued Environment & Waste tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Darlington College has published 3 Environment & Waste notices, about every 30 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

24% of Darlington College’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Darlington College require a provider of Building Cleaning Services to an area of 19441m².

What it takes to bid this

25–40 daysof bid-team effort

£17.1k–£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m 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

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