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Cleaning contract tenders

Office, school, healthcare and specialist cleaning contracts, including window cleaning and deep cleans.

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Typical buyers

  • Councils and schools
  • NHS trusts
  • Universities and colleges
  • Public buildings and transport bodies

Typical contracts

  • Daily and periodic cleaning
  • Healthcare and infection-control cleaning
  • Window and high-level cleaning
  • Washroom and hygiene services
  • Deep cleans and void cleans

What buyers often ask for

  • Staff training and supervision approach (for example recognised cleaning industry training)
  • COSHH assessments and safe chemical use
  • Quality monitoring and audit regime
  • TUPE and mobilisation
  • Real Living Wage and fair work commitments where asked

Requirements vary by tender: always check the conditions of participation in the documents.

Live opportunities

29 open cleaning opportunities

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CA18419 - Aston University STEM Education Trust Tender for Cleaning Services
Buyer: ASTON UNIVERSITY STEM EDUCATION ACADEMY TRUSTValue: £562,422Deadline: 2026-10-05
Provision of comprehensive cleaning and exhauster services to the British High Commission Nairobi
Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeValue: £480,000Deadline: 2026-10-05
CA18401 - Window Cleaning Service
Buyer: ADB (UK) LIMITEDValue: £240,000Deadline: 2026-10-07
Cleaning Services for Populo Living
Buyer: Populo Living LimitedValue: £1,000,000Deadline: 2026-10-12
CA18428 - West Derby School - Provision of Building Cleaning Services
Buyer: West Derby SchoolValue: £1,000,000Deadline: 2026-10-16
CA18480 - Learning Community Trust Tender for Cleaning Services
Buyer: Learning Community TrustValue: £3,154,888Deadline: 2026-10-19

Closing soonest first. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder (Open Government Licence v3.0), as of 2026-10-03.

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Bid support for cleaning firms

  • Shortlisting live opportunities that match your capability and capacity
  • Gap analysis against the buyer's requirements before you commit
  • Writing and reviewing quality, method statement and social value answers
  • PSQ and framework applications, with the accreditation evidence buyers expect
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Guides

Writing bidsHow to answer tender quality questions

A practical method for answering scored tender quality questions: decode the question, plan to the marking scheme, evidence every claim and write for the evaluator.

Writing bidsSocial value in tenders: PPN 002 and PPN 026 explained

How social value is weighted in UK central government tenders under PPN 002, what changes with PPN 026 from January 2027, and how SMEs can answer well.

Writing bidsHow UK public-sector tenders are scored

How evaluators score tenders under the Procurement Act 2023: award criteria, weightings, scoring scales, price formulas, thresholds and assessment summaries.

Why public-sector contracts

How government contracts help you grow

Public buyers spend at scale, pay on set terms and award work that can run for years. Here is what that can mean for your sales and cashflow.

01 Market size

A very large market, every year

£461bn

was spent on UK public-sector procurement in 2025-26: goods, works and services bought by councils, the NHS, schools, housing bodies and central government.

Source: HM Treasury, Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, tables 5.5 and 5.6 (GOV.UK). Gross current plus capital procurement, 2025-26 outturn; includes purchases between public bodies.

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03 Growth path

From one award to a predictable pipeline

  1. Win a framework place
  2. Receive repeat call-offs
  3. Build a predictable pipeline
  4. Gain case studies and evidence
  5. Win bigger bids

First contractFramework call-offsNew winsLarger bids

Delivered contracts give you the references, case studies and performance evidence that buyers score in larger tenders.

Illustrative growth path. Results depend on your capability, evidence and pricing.

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Why outsource to West Gate

Your bid-writing team, ready when you need it

Bidding in-house ties up your best people and puts deadlines at risk. Hand it to a proven team and keep your staff focused on delivering the work you win.

† Figures based on bids West Gate submitted and contracts awarded in 2025.

  • Less risk, less workloadWe take the research, writing, coordination and deadline pressure off your in-house team.
  • A proven teamA 90%+ win rate† and £650m+ in UK contracts secured in 2025†.
  • Scales with your pipelineFrom a single bid to a steady run of tenders, we flex with your workload.
  • Specialist writers plus our technologyExperienced public-sector bid writers, backed by our own bid technology.
  • Deadlines and compliance handledWe plan back from the deadline and check every requirement, word limit and attachment.

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West Gate commits to clean, compliant, well-evidenced bid submissions. We do not guarantee contract awards: tenders are scored on your capability, evidence and commercial offer as well as the written response. Guides are general information, not legal advice.