Output specifications, staff transfer and why labour cost is mostly fixed
Cleaning contracts are written one of two ways and the difference changes everything a bidder does. An input specification states how many hours are worked, where and when, and the supplier is paid to provide them. An output specification states the standard a space must reach and leaves the method to the supplier, with inspection against the standard deciding payment. Buyers have moved toward output specifications, which rewards bidders who can demonstrate a credible staffing model and punishes those who simply quote fewer hours to win.
Labour is the overwhelming majority of the cost and much of it is not within the bidder's control. Where an incumbent workforce exists, employment protection commonly transfers the existing staff on their existing terms, so the bid is built on a payroll the bidder inherits rather than designs. Applicable wage floors, and increasingly a contractual commitment to a voluntary living wage, set the rest. The realistic levers are productivity, supervision ratios, equipment and materials -- which is why method statements and proposed cleaning schedules are scored seriously rather than filed.
Several requirements sit outside cleaning itself. Staff working in schools, healthcare and secure sites require background checks and sometimes clearance before they attend. Materials must be accompanied by safety data sheets and used under a documented control regime, with environmental criteria on products and packaging now frequently scored. Specialist frequencies -- periodic deep cleans, window and high-level work, carpet and floor treatment, washroom consumables and waste -- are priced separately from the daily service, and a bid that folds them into an hourly rate is usually not comparing like with like.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys facilities and cleaning in Lithuania?
GlobalGov holds 70 facilities and cleaning records from 40 distinct buying organisations in Lithuania. The most frequent publishers are Viešoji įstaiga CPO LT (11 records); Klaipėdos miesto savivaldybės administracija (5 records); International buyer (3 records); Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Vilniaus vystymo kompanija“ (3 records); VšĮ Kauno technologijos universitetas (3 records); Alytaus miesto savivaldybės administracija (2 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 39% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Viešoji įstaiga CPO LT | 11 | 16% |
| Klaipėdos miesto savivaldybės administracija | 5 | 7.1% |
| International buyer | 3 | 4.3% |
| Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Vilniaus vystymo kompanija“ | 3 | 4.3% |
| VšĮ Kauno technologijos universitetas | 3 | 4.3% |
| Alytaus miesto savivaldybės administracija | 2 | 2.9% |
What are facilities and cleaning contracts worth in Lithuania?
15 of the 70 records publish a contract value. The median is $993,600 and the largest single published value is $242.9M. By size, 1 under $100k, 7 between $100k and $1M, 2 between $1M and $10M, 5 above $10M. The remaining 55 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 1 | 6.7% |
| between $100k and $1M | 7 | 47% |
| between $1M and $10M | 2 | 13% |
| above $10M | 5 | 33% |
How long do bidders get to respond to facilities and cleaning tenders in Lithuania?
Across the 30 Lithuania facilities and cleaning notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 34 days. A quarter of them allowed 33 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 35. Not one of them closed within a fortnight of being published, so the window on this market is consistently workable.
How often are facilities and cleaning tenders published in Lithuania?
Lithuania published 14 notices in this category in the last twelve months. That is 42% fewer than the 24 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 54, spread across 33 separate months of activity since 2 September 2020. December is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 2 April 2026, 182 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does Lithuania compare with other facilities and cleaning markets?
Among the 37 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable facilities and cleaning market, Lithuania ranks 29th by number of records. The largest is France (3,120 records against 70 here). Within Lithuania itself, facilities and cleaning is the 39th largest of the 52 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Lithuania facilities and cleaning records on this page come from?
These 70 records are collected from 1 official source: TED (70). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Facilities and Cleaning tenders in Lithuania
None of these are open for bids now — they are the most recent records GlobalGov holds for this market, kept here so the shape of a typical facilities and cleaning notice in Lithuania is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Lithuania – Facility related sanitation services – (2026-VKJ-12) Cleaning and washing of internal and external surfaces and premises of energy facilities
Lithuania – Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services – Šiaulių miesto sanitarinio valymo, tvarkymo paslaugos (Atviras konkursas (tarptautinis))
Lithuania – Cleaning services – Patalpų ir/ar lauko teritorijos valymo bei priežiūros paslaugos (DPS)
Lithuania – Washing and dry-cleaning services – Skalbimo paslaugų užsakymai per CPO LT elektroninį katalogą
Lithuania – Guard services – Klaipėdos miesto švietimo įstaigų pastatų apsaugos paslaugos
Lithuania – Guard services – Vilniaus miesto ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigų pastatų apsaugos paslaugos
Lithuania – Security services – Apsaugos bendrabučiuose paslaugos
Lithuania – Washing and dry-cleaning services – Orders for specialized (for healthcare and other similar institutions) laundry and dry-cleaning services through the CPO LT electronic catalog
Lithuania – Guard services – Objektų apsaugos paslauga
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