Published date: 22 November 2023

This notice was replaced on 22 July 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 22 July 2024)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Cleaning services - 90910000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£3,080,000 to £3,850,000

Procurement reference

CAMBDC001-DN700271-42132678

Published date

22 November 2023

Closing date

2 January 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Cambridge City Council (The Council) is calling for bids to fulfil its building cleaning services for Administration, commercial buildings, community centres, operational buildings and Public Toilets.
The contract will be split in to two (2) lots.

• Lot 1: Administration, commercial buildings, community centres and operational buildings
• Lot 2: Public toilets

A contract term is initially 3 years, with an option to extend by 2 years then up to 2 further years, if the supplier is performing satisfactorily, and the service can be shown to continue to provide best value to the Council; this gives a maximum possible contract length of 7 years.

Assessment - price: quality tender assessment split of 40% price: 60% quality

The current contract is due to end on the 31st March 2024.

The Council is looking to award a single contract.

LOT OVERVIEWS

LOT 1 - Administration, commercial buildings, community centres and operational buildings.

Cambridge City Council (the Council) is committed to providing a high standard of cleaning to its administrative and Operational Buildings. The Council is therefore seeking the services of a Supplier to provide a quality managed building cleaning service to all establishments identified to the standards set out within this specification.

The aim of the cleaning service is to ensure that the areas are left in a fit state for office and other users to undertake roles in a pleasantly clean environment with waste receptacles, desks and general fabric of the space cleaned to an acceptable standard. Cleaning tasks should be undertaken to minimise inconvenience to the office users as stipulated within this specification.

Lot 1 is for the provision of cleaning services for Administrative and Operational Buildings spread across Cambridge (comprising):-
• The civic and other main administrative offices
• The offices located at the Council's main depot
• A local office building for City Homes.
• 4 commercial industrial/business building sites.
• 3 community centres
• Reception and associated areas at 4 commercial office buildings
• 5 leisure pavilions and associated facilities at varying frequencies during the playing seasons.

LOT 2 - Public Toilets

Cambridge City Council is committed to providing a high standard of cleaning to its public toilets. Cambridge City Council is therefore seeking the services of a Supplier to provide the Council with a quality managed cleaning service to all establishments identified and to the standards set out within this specification.

The contract is for the provision of cleaning services for public toilets (comprising):

The opening, closing, cleaning (requiring multiple visits each day) and limited minor maintenance of 15 toilet blocks across the City including provision of full-time attendance services at 1 facility.


About the buyer

Contact name

Jonathan Loneza

Address

Cambridge City Council
Guildhall
Cambridge
CB2 3QJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

07718664779

Email

jonathan.loneza@cambridge.gov.uk