Estimated Value
Up to £17,900,000
Deadline
26 June 2026
Published
27 May 2026
Type
goods
Overview
The Authority are seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Janitorial and Period products to the Scottish Higher (HE) and Further (FE) Education sector and some other public sector bodies in Scotland. This includes all full members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd, as detailed at: https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/!#/members More details can be found within Appendix E - List of Institutions.
The Authority are seeking to obtain, through this tendering process, price normalisation for all Institutions within a Lot - regardless of size and demand. The Authority are also seeking to gain a level of price normalisation across the sector.
A maximum of 4 Contractors will be appointed per lot. The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of Janitorial and Cleaning products and associated products, materials and services.
Regulations cited
- Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Additional details
Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 71.75% (170-line items) of the products listed in the Core Product List (Section A) for Lot 1. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The scope of this lot is the supply of a range of single use and re-usable sanitary products and associate products and support services as detailed in the Invitation to Tender documents and appendices to multiple sites and locations across Scotland as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions alongside the option to deliver directly to students. Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 64.71% (22 line items) of the products listed in the Core Product List (Section A) for Lot 2. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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Published
27 May 2026
Submission deadline
26 June 2026
Notice type
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