Guides for bidders
Short, practical guides to public tenders for small cleaning, facilities and IT firms in the UK and Ireland. They explain the rules in plain English; they are not legal advice.
How to win public sector cleaning contracts
Where cleaning contracts are advertised, how to pass the pass/fail stage, what quality answers need and how to price without losing money.
TUPE in cleaning tenders
When staff transfer to you on a new cleaning contract, what the staff list should contain, pensions, and the questions to ask before you price.
Tender go/no-go checklist
A ten-minute, in-page checklist with knock-out questions and a score out of 30. Print it or copy it as text.
More resources
Cleaning contracts: how to find and win them
Private and public cleaning contracts, the main contract types and how to price them.
Public sector cleaning contracts
Procedures under the Procurement Act 2023, the 2026 thresholds, TUPE, social value and SME routes.
Facilities management tenders
Soft and hard FM, contract models, where FM notices appear and how smaller firms get in.
Tender consultants
When to hire one, when to bid in-house, what drives the cost and what to ask.
Bid writing services
Our £95 go/no-go check and bid drafts quoted per tender. You always sign and submit.
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