Published date: 30 January 2023

This notice was replaced on 10 May 2023

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Awarded contract (published 10 May 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Cleaning services - 90910000

  • Accommodation cleaning services - 90911100

  • Office cleaning services - 90919200

Location of contract

CO4 3SQ

Value of contract

£512,000

Procurement reference

ed670d64-6521-4760-a8b2-db0da9a21207

Published date

30 January 2023

Closing date

8 March 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 April 2023

Contract end date

13 April 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Essex wishes to establish a new framework agreement for periodic contract cleaning across three lots that will ensure that the University has access to a number of experienced, capable and good value cleaning contractors to meet the cleaning needs that arise at various points during the academic year. Details of individual lots are as follows;

Lot 1: Summer Period (July & September): Following end of tenancy move out of undergraduate students (July) and postgraduate students (September). Deep cleaning to bedrooms with and without ensuite bathrooms and scheduled "sparkle" cleaning to communal areas; consisting of shared bathrooms, communal kitchens, foyers, lobby's, stairwells and corridors.

Lot 2: Summer Period (July - August): Regular service cleaning to residential areas during Event Essex conference period alongside our in-house cleaning team. Bidders may be required to provide additional staff for the last week of September.

Lot 3: Termly office cleaning in academic and administrative areas three times per academic year (December, April & August). Please note the current academic year runs from September 2022 to August 2023, therefore call off order no.1 for lot 3 will be for August 2023 only. Bidders to note that there is a maximum period of 4 weeks to complete this work, there is no minimum period.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Aston Baker

Address

University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park
, ,
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone

01206 872779

Email

ab17001@essex.ac.uk