Published date: 15 August 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 23 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Cleaning products - 39830000

  • Cleaning services - 90910000

  • Building-cleaning services - 90911200

    • Window-cleaning services - 90911300

    • Office, school and office equipment cleaning services - 90919000

    • Cleaning services of office equipment - 90919100

    • Office cleaning services - 90919200

Location of contract

L11 2SF

Value of contract

£200,000 to £300,000

Procurement reference

P0040

Published date

15 August 2019

Closing date

23 August 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cobalt has adopted a Category Management approach to its procurement activities and wishes to ensure the services it procures are thoroughly researched prior to tender

Cobalt is therefore seeking to engage with the market by holding individual meetings with suitably qualified providers for the following services
o Domestic & Commercial Cleaning & Caretaking
o Domestic & Commercial Intruder alarms
o CCTV systems
o Fobs & Barrier Access
o Communal Door servicing

Current contracts expire March 2020, so tendered contracts will commence April 2020

Meetings will be a great opportunity for Providers to inform Cobalt of how they would like to see the tender structured, and to provide input relating to the following areas - lot structure, pricing structure, KPIs and social value requirements.

We apologise in advance if we are unable to meet all interested Providers due to limited slots. Please be aware that the meetings are for market research & information gathering purposes only, and findings will not be considered in any way when evaluating tender submissions
Time slots for meetings are available on the following dates at 10am, 11.30am, 2pm and 3.30pm
o Monday 26th Aug
o Tuesday 27th Aug
o Monday 2nd Sep

If you are interested, please e-mail procurement@cobalthousing.org.uk with the following information by the end of play, Friday 23rd August
o Services you provide from the list above
o Availability for time slots (please provide as many as possible for ease of arrangement)
o Personnel to attend the meeting (please ensure that the proposed Contract Manager and the person responsible for completing the tender are in attendance)

We look forward to meeting you!

More information

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Osian Edwards

Address

Lowerhouse Lane
Liverpool
Merseyside
L11 2SF
United Kingdom

Telephone

0151 633 8060

Email

procurement@cobalthousing.org.uk