Cleaning Services – Birchden Wood, Kent, Friston Forest and Abbots Wood, East Sussex

Forestry England
South West
Open procedure
1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031

Cleaning services for toilet blocks located at Birchden Wood in Kent, plus Friston Forest and Abbots Wood in East Sussex across two lots, covering routine sanitation and maintenance cleaning over a five-year contract term.

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Awarded value: £45k; As published
Published: 6 August 2026
Awarded: 26 October 2026; AAFD Services Ltd and Citiguard Security (UK) Ltd
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 31 October 2031

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of commercial cleaning services for public toilet blocks across forest and woodland sites

Cleaning Services at Birchden Wood toilet block.
Cleaning Abbots Wood and Friston Forest toilet blocks.

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Birchden Forest	Not stated	Not stated
Abbots Wood and Friston Forest	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 90910000, 90900000

Services in this contract

Public toilet cleaningMain service£155k typicalCleaning of forest toilet blocks

Lifecycle

Published
6 August 2026
Contract awardedto AAFD Services Ltd and Citiguard Security (UK) Ltd
26 October 2026
Contract starts
1 November 2026
Contract ends
31 October 2031

The buyer

Forestry England

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The suppliers

AAFD Services Ltd

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Citiguard Security (UK) Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3851546/cleaning-services-birchden-wood-kent-friston-forest-and-abbots-wood-east-sussex
Buyer reference: FCCN004299
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0a
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Forestry England. Cleaning Services – Birchden Wood, Kent, Friston Forest and Abbots Wood, East Sussex. Contract award, 6 August 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3851546/cleaning-services-birchden-wood-kent-friston-forest-and-abbots-wood-east-sussex (accessed 5 November 2026).