How to win: Provision of Communal Cleaning in the Dover District Area

About this contract

Dover District Council wishes wishes to select and appoint a suitable provider for communal cleaning in residential properties across the Dover district area. The Contract is anticipated to commence 1st January 2027 and will continue for a period of three years and may be extended for a further two periods of 12 months subject to the satisfactory performance of the Contract by the Contractor and at the Council’s entire discretion. Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. The completed ITT response is to be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12:00 hours on 14th September 2026. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Kent Business Portal portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-Dover:-Cleaning-services./63HHZV62YW To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/63HHZV62YW For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Dover:-Cleaning-services./63HHZV62YW To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.or

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Dover District Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,800,000, 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 14 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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