Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c5f-733e-7159-84f3-1743be1f51d2/empty-homes-cleaning-services-framework awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Empty Homes Cleaning Services Framework [Knowsley Housing Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/knowsley-housing-trust) Estimated value £800,000 Published 6 Feb 2020 Deadline Closed 9 Mar 2020 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - 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 The client is seeking bids from cleaning contractors to establish a framework of contractors to provide cleaning services for empty homes. The majority of properties that will be covered by the framework will be within the Borough of Knowsley, however, First Ark may also require cleaning services throughout the North West of England and surrounding areas, as appropriate to meet the operational needs of the business. The contract will be available to the following, such that each of the following will be entitled to purchase services from the successful bidder at the discretion of First Ark Group: - First Ark Group and all subsidiary undertakings of First Ark both current and future - All parts of any current or future group structure of which First Ark is, or may become, a part - Any joint venture entities (whether companies, limited liability partnerships or otherwise) in which any member of the First Ark Group participates from time to time (whether as a shareholder, member or otherwise), and are permitted by First Ark to make particular purchases from the service provider from time to time Further information regarding the requirements are found within the tender documents. ## CPV classification Accommodation, building and window cleaning services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/cd2cf49d-a019-45db-a86b-ebf48e160c19) 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 Knowsley Housing Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/knowsley-housing-trust) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Cleaning services – Úklidové služby pro budovy JP · České vysoké učení technické v Praze · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4b75-72e0-8073-c7b65b5d95d9/czechia-cleaning-services-uklidove-sluzby-pro-budovy-jp) [Refuse and waste related services – Keräyspaperin, tietoturvamateriaalin sekä SER-jätteen poistopalvelun hankinta · Espoon kaupunki · 11 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-11dc-7260-9add-88811d0139f2/finland-refuse-and-waste-related-services-kerayspaperin-tietoturvamateriaal) [Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services – Vaarajätepalvelu · Helsingin yliopiston kiinteistöpalvelut Oy · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2d87-7301-b79a-03b45cbf514a/finland-radioactive-toxic-medical-and-hazardous-waste-services-vaarajat) [Refuse transport services – Odbiór odpadów komunalnych z terenu miasta Maków Mazowiecki · Miasto Maków Mazowiecki · 36 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f12-7325-9c2f-18eb44993615/poland-refuse-transport-services-odbior-odpadow-komunalnych-z-terenu-miasta) [Waste-tip management services – Odbiór i zagospodarowanie niesegregowanych (zmieszanych) odpadów komunalnych wraz z selektywną ich zbiórką z terenu Gminy Łowicz w 2027 roku · Gmina Łowicz · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4a21-72a8-8b90-2d7f33a3108f/poland-waste-tip-management-services-odbior-i-zagospodarowanie-niesegregowan)