Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd3-17a7-71e1-8f79-c0329f72bc1a/the-meads-cleaning-and-security-services awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # The Meads - Cleaning and Security Services [Rushmoor Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rushmoor-borough-council) Estimated value £5,593,597 Published 2 Sept 2026 Deadline Closed 27 May 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Rushmoor Borough Council (the 'council') invited tenders from suitably experienced cleaning and security suppliers for The Meads Shopping centre located in Farnborough. The value of cleaning and security services at The Meads is in the region of £650,000 per annum (excluding VAT). A price cap of £735,000 was applied to tenders in relation to cost of service for the 1st year of the contract, the Council reserved the right to set aside any tenders above this amount. The Council is letting the contract on a 3-year base term with options to extend up to a maximum of 5 years. Following the award of the contract, it will also allow for the addition of further sites within the Council's property portfolio, including but not limited to. - Union Yard, Aldershot - Ashbourne House, Andover - Frimley 4.4, Farnborough There is no guarantee that further sites will be incorporated within the scope of the contract. The Inclusion of further sites will be at the Council's sole discretion and will be subject to best value review of delivery options. The core scope of services, which the successful supplier is required to deliver are: - Cleaning services - Security Services Full details of the required services were made available during the tender period within the Cleaning and Security Specification zip files. These included the detailed service specifications, staff rotas, floor plans, equipment inventories and all other supporting documents. Subject to the successful conclusion of the Standstill Period and completion of the contract, the Council currently anticipates that service commencement will take place on 7 January 2027. Read full description ## CPV classification Detergents Security services Cleaning services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-060b9a-2026-09-02T17:36:24+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-060b9a-2026-09-02T17:36:24+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Rushmoor Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rushmoor-borough-council) [Sector More Furniture, furnishings & cleaning products tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/furniture-furnishings) ## More tenders like this [Teaching equipment – Inköp samt service och underhåll av träslöjdsmaskiner · Örnsköldsviks kommun · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-163d-7283-aee8-b8347a9ba7ae/sweden-teaching-equipment-inkop-samt-service-och-underhall-av-traslojdsmaski) [Furniture – Acquisition d’équipements mobiliers et matériels destinés au Lycée des Métiers de la Mer à La Réunion (974) · Région Réunion · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1358-72da-a60c-19d077e522b3/france-furniture-acquisition-dequipements-mobiliers-et-materiels-destines-a) [Library furniture – namještaj I oprema ZA knjižnice osnovnih škola · Grad Zagreb · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0a9a-739d-b9d2-08b5910ccdbc/croatia-library-furniture-namjestaj-i-oprema-za-knjiznice-osnovnih-skola) [Furnishing – Jõhvi Kutsehariduskeskuse (Kutse tn 13, Jõhvi) sisustamine · Riigi Kinnisvara Aktsiaselts · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-144b-72cc-a6d4-5954d41791b9/estonia-furnishing-johvi-kutsehariduskeskuse-kutse-tn-13-johvi-sisustamin) [Theatre seats – Renouvellement de la tribune téléscopique du centre culture de l'Orangerie · Mairie de Roissy-en-France · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-07c7-7113-8193-81d8622e137a/france-theatre-seats-renouvellement-de-la-tribune-telescopique-du-centre-cul) [Floor polishes – produits d'entretien et de voirie · Ville d'Argelès-sur-Mer · 32 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1705-73b1-9598-e3a6739df07b/france-floor-polishes-produits-dentretien-et-de-voirie)