Published date: 21 November 2023

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: 22 December 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Litter collection services - 90511300

  • Cleaning services - 90910000

  • Window-cleaning services - 90911300

    • Laundry-operation services - 98311200

Location of contract

SG17 5TQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-33-3792-CBC-1601-T-CB

Published date

21 November 2023

Closing date

22 December 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

The Housing Cleaning Services contract will appoint a single service provider to deliver planned and reactive cleaning services including general cleaning, window cleaning, consumables (as an ad-hoc cost only) and washroom provisions (to be discussed with individual service areas). The contract will support the management of the Council's Housing Estate, including but not limited to the following areas: General Needs Accommodation, Sheltered Housing, Independent Living, Transitional Accommodation, Housing Inclusion, Private Housing and Gypsy and Traveller Sites .

The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years, with the option to extend a further 2 years (1+1 year) giving a total contract duration of 7 years.

Procurement Process: Restricted (SSQ/ITT stages).
Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically, by the due date via our "In-Tend" electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered.

Deadline for receipt of SSQ: 12 noon on 22nd December 2023
Estimated Shortlisted Bidders Invited to Tender stage (ITT): 19th February 2024
See Tender pack for full timeline.

Help and Support - The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process. Questions asked together with the response will be made available to all tenderers to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification on, please contact us using the correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system - see Tender pack for deadline for questions.

More information

Links

Additional text

To express an interest, please log in or register on our electronic tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire in order to view the necessary tendering documents and respond accordingly.
Please note that once you have registered on In-tend a separate action (expressing an Interest) is required to access the documents, you must click on the actual Tender you wish to access. We accept no liability if you have not expressed an interest in the tender.



Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Baker

Address

Priory House
Chicksands
Bedfordshire
SG17 5TQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

03003004853

Email

claire.baker@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk