Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d0b-de25-7130-8172-34b1e2ced135/rfq-street-cleansing-consumables awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # RFQ - Street cleansing consumables [London Borough of Merton](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-merton) Estimated value Not stated Published 10 Jan 2025 Deadline Closed 7 Feb 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - 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 We are seeking permission to procure the street cleansing consumables required for the council to provide the newly insourced street cleansing service. The street cleansing service is being brought back inhouse having been delivered by an external contractor since 2017. The new service will commence on 1st April 2025 but we require the supplies to be on site by 24th March 2025. \\r \\r The products required need to meet the following brief: \\r \\r The items will be used to deliver the street cleansing service, allowing for Merton to be kept clean, tidy and safe for residents and visitors of the borough. \\r \\r Trigger litter pickers are needed as part of the service, the product needs to be sturdy and lightweight. They also need to prevent over stretching and bending of front-line staff. \\r \\r Wide broom heads are needed for clearing large debris, such as leaves, rubble, soil and mud on uneven surfaces. \\r \\r Hard broom heads are needed for clearing large debris such as leaves, rubble, soil and mud on uneven surfaces. \\r \\r Flicker brooms (for mechanical sweepers) are needed to help clean small spaces such as junction boxes and channels. The broom can also be used to sweep dirt onto a shovel for easy disposal. \\r \\r Shovels to be used in conjunction with brushes to help with moving detritus into barrows. Shovels need to be relatively lightweight and strong, as well as producing limited noise and damage when scraping against a pavement. \\r \\r Broom handles are needed that can fit multiple brush heads, allowing for sustainable repairing of items such as brushes and shovels. \\r \\r Snow shovels will need to have a wider base than a normal shovel to help with clearing leaves and snow. \\r \\r All items will need to be delivered by 24th March 2025, with a view to ordering new supplies as and when required throughout the life of the contract. Read full description ## CPV classification Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a0654669-e57f-4e16-9552-ec1a2eded4b4) 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 London Borough of Merton: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-merton) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [SHWD Cleaning · South Hams District Council · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1e5c-7112-a772-bb30d175a2ae/shwd-cleaning) [Pest Control Services · Yorkshire Housing Limited · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1ecb-72eb-99a2-28725729b3f4/pest-control-services) [Pest Control Services Concession 2027-30 (FH2610191) · The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-44f9-7309-afae-daba3a678a46/pest-control-services-concession-2027-30-fh2610191) [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Refuse transport services – Odbiór odpadów komunalnych z terenu miasta Maków Mazowiecki · Miasto Maków Mazowiecki · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f12-7325-9c2f-18eb44993615/poland-refuse-transport-services-odbior-odpadow-komunalnych-z-terenu-miasta) [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)