How to win: Office Cleaning Services

About this contract

Maidstone Borough Council is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the provision of office cleaning services at various Council properties within Maidstone. Indicative Dates & Timeline for Procurement Tender release: 13th November 2026 Deadline for clarifications: 12:00pm 11th December 2026 Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm 18th December 2026 Evaluation: w/c 21st December 2026 Appointment of contractor: w/c 18th January 2027 Contract Commencement: 1st March 2027 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Kent:-Cleaning-services./RZ65QXNG9Y To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/RZ65QXNG9Y

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Maidstone Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £800,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 18 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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