Cleaning and FM tenders in the UK and Ireland

Cleaning tenders by region

Notices that cover more than 3 regions, or the whole UK, appear only on this page.

Open cleaning and FM tenders

On 8 Oct 2026 this page lists 26 open notices for the UK and Ireland. Of the 18 with a stated value in GBP, values run from £105k to £4.5m (median £979k). The next deadline is 12 Oct 2026, 12:00. Buyers include Populo Living Limited, Fingal County Council, St Mary's Church of England High School, SHIPSTON HIGH SCHOOL.

In the 12 months to 8 Oct 2026 we found 163 published contract awards for UK buyers on Contracts Finder. The median published value of single-supplier awards was £340k. Buyers that awarded more than one contract: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, East and North Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED.

Tender data last fetched 8 Oct 2026.

What these contracts involve

Public cleaning contracts usually cover routine cleaning of offices, schools, depots, libraries, leisure centres or housing common areas, plus periodic work such as deep cleans, window and high-level cleaning, floor care and washroom services. The specification sets the frequencies or outcome standards, the hours the site is open, who supplies consumables and how quality will be audited. Facilities management notices can bundle cleaning with caretaking, waste, pest control or reception. The notice states the contract term and any extension options, and many run for several years.

UK notices here come from Find a Tender, Contracts Finder and Public Contracts Scotland. Irish notices come from TED, the EU's Tenders Electronic Daily, which carries Irish notices above the EU thresholds. Since 24 February 2025, buyers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland publish under the Procurement Act 2023 on Find a Tender; Contracts Finder still carries notices for procurements started under the earlier rules.

TUPE and staff transfers

In Great Britain, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) cover a service provision change: when a contract moves to a new contractor, employees in an organised grouping whose principal purpose is that client's work usually transfer on their existing terms. Changes to their terms because of the transfer are generally void.

For cleaning this is the normal case, not the exception: price the incumbent workforce's real hours, pay, holiday and pension, not your own standard rates, and ask for the anonymised staff list if the pack does not include one. Read our guide to TUPE in cleaning tenders.

How to bid

1. Open the notice and note the procedure, the deadline and the deadline for clarification questions.
2. Register on the buyer's e-tendering portal named in the notice, register interest and download every document.
3. Read the specification, the pricing schedule and the evaluation criteria before writing anything.
4. Book any site visit early; some buyers make it a condition of bidding.
5. Send clarification questions before the clarification deadline, and re-read the Q&A log before you submit.
6. Make a go/no-go decision: eligibility, capacity, price and the chance of winning. Our go/no-go checklist takes about ten minutes.
7. Write, price and check compliance, then upload with at least a day to spare and save the receipt.

Common pitfalls

• Pricing below the transferring staff's current pay, hours or pension because the TUPE data was not read or was not asked for.
• Missing a pass/fail requirement, such as minimum insurance cover, accreditations or a mandatory site visit.
• Pricing consumables, periodic cleans or out-of-hours access on assumptions the specification does not support.
• School contracts: staffing for term time and holiday deep cleans, and safeguarding checks for staff on site.
• Generic quality answers that do not mention the buyer's sites, hours or service levels.
• Leaving the upload to the last hour; portals close exactly on time.

Recent UK contract awards

Showing the 25 most recent of 163. Values are as published by the buyer; framework awards often state a ceiling for all suppliers, not what one supplier will earn.

Notice data: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder and Public Contracts Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We show only the title, buyer, value, deadlines and a link to each original notice; contact names and other personal data are not shown. Irish notices and awards: © European Union, source TED (ted.europa.eu), reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU. Always check the original notice and tender pack before bidding: deadlines and values can change. This page is information, not legal advice.