Darlington College - Provision of Building Cleaning Services
Awarded to Hayward Services Limited
Darlington College(buyer)
- Published
- Published 27 August 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 22 September 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
- Darlington CollegeBuyer
5 awarded contracts
Darlington, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PXLP-2825-QZZR
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £1,890,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 27 August 2026
- Questions by
- 11 September 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £1,114,451
- Award date
- 21 October 2026
- Contract period
- 1 January 2027 → 31 December 2029
- Contract length
- 3 years
- Could run to
- 31 December 2031
- Against estimate
- 41% below
- Bids received
- 11
- Hayward Services Limited
This contract ends on 31 December 2029, or 31 December 2031 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
Hayward Services Limited
- Based in
- Slough
- Public contracts won
- 15
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
11
0 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 15% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 40% · Quality 60%
- Quality ( Breakdown of quality within the Tender Documents)60%
- Price40%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
£180,000
Median of 4,195 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 6.2× the median.
Darlington College in the last 12 months
3
contracts awarded, worth £1,599,258 in total
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
22 October 2026
Contract Notice
27 August 2026
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