Award

Tender for the Provision of Cleaning Services

BELFAST CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Aug 2022 at 08:18

Tender

31 Mar 2022 at 11:15

Summary of the contracting process

The Belfast City Council has completed a tender process for the Provision of Cleaning Services. This procurement opportunity falls under the services industry category and is located in Belfast. The Council has awarded the contract to QCS Contract Cleaning. The contract includes the provision of cleaning services across various Council locations, with potential additional services to be added over the 5-year period. The contract value is £1,500,000 GBP, and the contract was signed on August 12, 2022.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for small and medium-sized cleaning service providers. Businesses with experience in cleaning and sanitation services, including window cleaning, specialist cleaning, and hygiene management, would be well-suited to compete. The tender process, which is in the active stage, involves quality criteria such as implementation plans, service delivery, and price considerations. Businesses interested in expanding their operations in the cleaning services sector should closely monitor this opportunity for potential future extensions and additional requirements from the Council.

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Notice Title

Tender for the Provision of Cleaning Services

Notice Description

Belfast City Council ("the Council") has awarded a contract for the provision of cleaning services following an open tender procedure.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Contract is for the provision of cleaning services across a number of Council locations 'the Premises'. The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - Other cleaning services related to the Premises that are not already included for in (e.g. window cleaning, roof and guttering cleaning, external powerwashing, specialist cleaning, feminine hygiene provision and management) provided the Contractor has the capacity, capability and suitably experience to provide the additional services at the time of being required. Additional Premises not listed. This may be in response to additional Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council's in house cleaning services are resourced and delivered. Temporary support for the Council's in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. Introduce required changes associated with the Service to the Specification to accommodate changes to the Council's operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; Events related cleaning and site tidy up; Major incident/ health outbreak that requires deep cleans of Premises or other type of cleaning services. The value in this contract notice includes for the potential of additional services to be added over the 5 year contract period.

Options: The Contract shall be effective from the date of award of Contract for an initial period of three years. The Council reserves the right to extend / renew the Contract up to a further 2 years (1 year + 1 Year periods). Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor. The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - Other cleaning services related to the Premises that are not already included for in (e.g. window cleaning, roof and guttering cleaning, external powerwashing, specialist cleaning, feminine hygiene provision and management) provided the Contractor has the capacity, capability and suitably experience to provide the additional services at the time of being required. Additional Premises not listed. This may be in response to additional Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council's in house cleaning services are resourced and delivered. Temporary support for the Council's in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. Introduce required changes associated with the Service to the Specification to accommodate changes to the Council's operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; Events related cleaning and site tidy up; Major incident/ health outbreak that requires deep cleans of Premises or other type of cleaning services. The value in this contract notice includes for the potential of additional services to be added over the 5 year contract period.

Renewal: The initial Contract Period is for 3 years. The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further 2 years (1 + 1 years). Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-032878
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023551-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

16 - Agricultural machinery

85 - Health and social work services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

16613000 - Machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried vegetables

85000000 - Health and social work services

90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90600000 - Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services

90641000 - Gully cleaning services

90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services

90910000 - Cleaning services

90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services

90911200 - Building-cleaning services

90911300 - Window-cleaning services

90919000 - Office, school and office equipment cleaning services

90919200 - Office cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 May 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

VISIT BELFAST

Contact Name
Brenda McIntosh, Mary Dickson
Contact Email
cps@belfastcity.gov.uk, marydickson@visitbelfast.com, mcintoshb@belfastcity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2890320202

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DJ
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN06 Belfast

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

QCS CONTRACT CLEANING

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