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Bedford College

Window Cleaning Service

Environment & WasteCPV 90911300
Value£200k
Deadline7 Oct 2026
Published7 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Sept 202630 days leftCloses 7 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Procurement Team
procurement@bedford.ac.uk
0123491000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£200ktotal contract value
median £195k
this tender£0£5.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Environment & Waste band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 11,894 valued Environment & Waste tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Bedford College publishes Environment & Waste work continuously — 14 notices, roughly one every 52 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

Bedford College is seeking a single, reliable provider to deliver a high-quality window cleaning service across all campuses in Bedfordshire, Central Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.

The appointed contractor must demonstrate best value, transparent costing, and the ability to maintain consistently excellent standards throughout the contract term.

Full details of the building specifications and cleaning frequency requirements are included within the tender pack.

This contract is offered on 1-year extensions up to maximum of four years

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The appointed contractor must demonstrate best value

The appointed contractor must demonstrate best value, transparent costing, and the ability to maintain consistently excellent standards throughout the contract term.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m 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-06f3c1
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
084536-2026
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

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