Open tender · Notice 098642-2026
Hertford Regional College (HRC) - Cleaning Tender
Hertford Regional College
- Value
- £2.1m
- Closes
- 12 Nov 2026 (4 days)
- Where
- East of England
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Apr 2027 – 1 Apr 2030
In plain English
Hertford Regional College wants a contractor to clean its Broxbourne Campus (Turnford) and Ware Campus in Hertfordshire, covering term-time cleaning and periodic deep cleaning. The contract runs for 3 years from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with an option to extend by up to two more years, and is estimated at £2,150,000 over the three years (the current contract is £430,000 a year).
Good fit for: An established commercial cleaning company able to staff two college campuses in Hertfordshire.
- Needs £5 million employer's and public liability insurance
The Client has a minimum requirement for a contractor’s employers' liability and public liability insurances of £5 million
- Needs at least £1 million annual turnover
The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is £1 million
- Two-stage process: only up to 10 firms are shortlisted, with a 60% minimum score
a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Our goal at HRC is to prepare you for your future career, whether that is straight from the college or after progressing to university. We believe that your learning experience at HRC is critical in order to set you ahead of the competition, to get that dream job or a place at your first-choice university. You will learn in award-winning facilities, installed with professional equipment and be taught by industry experts. You will have opportunities to meet and work with local employers to develop both your academic and high-level technical and vocational skill-sets. Our staff will provide the advice and support you will need to help you succeed but we will also respect you and give you the space you need to grow as a person. This will include developing employability skills, the ones that employers tell us they value and that set the best employees apart from the rest. We expect that our students will go on to achieve great things and we are proud to witness the successful careers our alumni have forged for themselves across all industry sectors. Further information regarding HRC can be obtained here: https://hrc.ac.uk/ Tender information: The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent cleaning services at Hertford Regional College which includes the following locations: Broxbourne Campus – Turnford, Broxbourne, Herts EN10 6AR Ware Campus – London Road, Ware, Herts SG12 9JF The contract term being tendered for 3 years, from 1st April 2027 – 31st March 2030. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st March 2032. The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current cleaning services. This includes both core term time cleaning and periodic deep cleaning throughout the ye…
Getting the documents
delta-esourcing.com (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure (Flexible: the buyer sets the stages, often a shortlist first, then bids). Published 19 Oct 2026.
What similar contracts went for
Similar contracts went for £432k to £1.9m (6 since 2025; 3 won by small firms).
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lot3 - Garth Hill College - Cleaning Services Garth Hill College | Hayward Services Ltd SME | £1.8m | 25 Sep |
| Christopher Whitehead Language College and Sixth Form - Cleaning Services Christopher Whitehead Language College | Purgo Supply Services Ltd SME | £1.4m | 16 Sep |
| Stanmore College Cleaning Tender Stanmore College | CleanTEC Services Limited | £441k | 30 Jun |
| Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College ~ Cleaning Tender Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College | GSO Ltd t/a Reef Cleaning Solutions SME | £1.9m | 13 Feb |
| Woking College ~ Cleaning Tender Woking College | YBC Cleaning Services Limited | £432k | 12 Feb |
| Esher College ~ Cleaning Tender Esher College | YBC Cleaning Services Limited | £975k | 12 Sep |
From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.
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