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Regional Cleaning Services

Devon and Cornwall Police

Estimated value
£55,000,000
Excluding VAT
Where
South West England
Buyer in South West England
Trade
Cleaning and facilities
Cleaning services
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
34 full UK working days before the closing day, Fri 11 Dec 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Wed 2 Dec 2026, 27 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 57 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open cleaning, grounds and facilities tenders (32 days).
Value
£55m is above the median (£640,000) of the 115 open cleaning, grounds and facilities tenders that state a value.
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1 more open tender from Devon and Cornwall Police listed here.

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Cleaning Services for Avon & Somerset, Devon & Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Police Forces and Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 097481-2026
Buyer
Devon and Cornwall Police
Buyer’s region
South West England
Where the work is
South West England
Listed on Evendraft under
South West England
Published
15 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
11 Dec 2026, 12:00 UK time
Questions by
2 Dec 2026, 12:00 UK time
Estimated value
£55,000,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Cleaning and facilities
CPV codes
  • 90910000 Cleaning services
  • 90911000 Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
Procedure
Open procedureOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (not marked suitable for small businesses by the buyer; estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
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