Framework Agreement for Provision of Cleaning Services for Properties, Communal Areas and Kitchens
- Buyer
- Falkirk Council
- Value
- £3,840,000
- Closes
- 29 October 2026
- Where
- Larbert, Scotland
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Falkirk Council is hiring cleaning companies to clean schools, council properties, homeless accommodation, and communal areas across the local authority. This is a framework agreement, meaning successful bidders get onto an approved list and can bid for individual cleaning jobs as they arise over several years.
What the buyer wants
• Deep clean production kitchens, canopies and ductwork in schools and corporate sites annually, including all equipment and filter replacement • Clean external surfaces of properties after construction work (roughcasting and roofing) • Clean and prepare void (empty) properties for new tenants in mainstream housing stock • Clean and prepare temporary accommodation for homeless persons, including furnished properties • Regular cleaning of communal areas in 26 residential blocks (high flats) in central Falkirk with frequent checks on cleanliness standards
Lots
- Deep Clean of Kitchens, Canopies and Ductwork
- External Cleaning
- Void Properties
- Homeless Properties
- Communal Areas
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract carries a £3.84 million estimated value over its life, making it unsuitable for solo tradespeople or micro-businesses; most bidders will need to be established cleaning companies with multiple operatives, insurance, and proven track record with local authorities or housing providers. TUPE (staff transfer) obligations on some lots may also deter smaller operators.
How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
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