Tender

Building Cleaning Services

EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

29 Nov 2022 at 12:47

Tender

26 Oct 2022 at 19:16

Planning

28 Jul 2022 at 13:38

Summary of the contracting process

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking building cleaning services across its six-county region, covering 115 buildings in total. The Trust has split the region into two lots for procurement - Lot 1 covering Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridgeshire, and Lot 2 covering Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Essex. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a tender return deadline of 21st October 2022 and an award date of 28th November 2022.

This tender presents opportunities for cleaning service contractors to provide professional and competitive services to the Trust. Businesses capable of delivering high-performance cleaning services across varied locations in the East of England region would be well-suited to compete. The Trust aims to establish a long-term partnership with suppliers who can meet its cleaning service needs and actively contribute to the community's well-being and sustainability goals.

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Notice Title

Building Cleaning Services

Notice Description

Please note - this tender has been extended following the original notice published under Notice reference: 2022/S 000-030269 on the 26/10/22. The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) covers the six counties which make up the East of England - Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and provides a range of services, but is best known for the 999 emergency service. Our dedicated and skilled staff work 365 days a year, 24 hours a day to make sure patients receive the best possible care. We have 115 buildings that require a building cleaning services, from large Ambulance Hubs to small response posts. The East of England Ambulance Trust (EEAST) is seeking to contract for the provision of Building Cleaning Services across its six-county region, 115 buildings. Due to the geographical spread of the region, the Authority has decided to split the region into 2 geographic sub-regions which consist of three counties each in the North and South of the region Lot 1 North: Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridgeshire Lot 2 South: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Essex We welcome bids from contractors who can provide a professional, competitive and high-performance service to the Trust.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to engage with the market to both advise of our future Building Cleaning tender and gather your feedback in the below key areas to help us further developed our scope and specification of service: * Regional split/lotting * Ability to tender and mobilise to project timeframes * Market situation (employment, supply chain, others) * Envisaged Contractual restraints * Incentivisation and KPIs * Social value The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) covers the six counties which make up the East of England - Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and provides a range of services, but is best known for the 999 emergency service. We have c. 126 buildings that will require a building cleaning service, from Ambulance Hubs to small response posts. Our diverse area is spread over the 7,500 square miles and contains a mix of rural, coastal and urban areas - from Watford to Wisbech and Cromer Canvey Island. Our services are tailored to meet the needs of each community's differing environmental and medical needs. The Trust employs around 4,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers to deal with over 1,000,000 calls every year. About the Tender EEAST will be tendering for our Building Cleaning provision across our region which includes all 6 counties detailed above. Likely in scope will be building cleaning, window cleaning, periodic cleans and potentially feminine hygiene and consumables supply. We have a portfolio of c. 126 buildings that require a cleaning service ranging from large Ambulance Hubs to offices and response posts, all serving our Paramedic and support teams to deliver our essential 999 service. We currently run the region under a sole supplier, outsourced supply contract and are considering splitting this region into sub-regions and are open to feedback on this. The contract will be for an initial 3 years with optional extensions (likely 1+1 years). Our current provisional timetable for tender is below: Tender Launch: 16 September 2022 Tender Return: 21 October 2022 Standstill (10 days): 17 November 2022 Award: 28 November 2022 Implementation (12 weeks): 06 December 2022 - 28 February 2023 Go Live: 01 March 2023 Our route to market will be either by an approved framework or by open tender. Supplier Pre-market Engagement Questions We would greatly appreciate your feedback and response to any/all of the questions and would also like to seek your permission to follow up with you directly for key areas of interest. Please respond to the below by sending us a message within our E-Procurement tool, Bravo by Monday, 8th August @ 17:00, noting the question number and your response(s). Registration to Bravo is easy and can be completed by following the instructions in the section 'Register to Bravo'. **Please see the questions for response in VI.3) Additional information section, and respond via messages.**

Building Cleaning Services

The East of England Ambulance Trust (EEAST) is seeking to contract for the provision of Building Cleaning Services across its six-county region, 115 buildings. Due to the geographical spread of the region, the Authority has decided to split the region into 2 geographic sub-regions which consist of three counties each. The first lot will be: Lot 1 North - Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridgeshire

Renewal: Two further 1 year extension options

Building Cleaning Services Lot 2

The East of England Ambulance Trust (EEAST) is seeking to contract for the provision of Building Cleaning Services across its six-county region, 115 buildings. Due to the geographical spread of the region, the Authority has decided to split the region into 2 geographic sub-regions which consist of three counties each. The second lot will be: Lot 2 South - covering Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Essex.

Renewal: Two further 1 year extension options

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0356f9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033770-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90910000 - Cleaning services

90911200 - Building-cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,790,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
15 Sep 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active, Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST
Contact Name
Mel Johnson
Contact Email
tenders@eastamb.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7833907285

Buyer Location

Locality
MELBOURN
Postcode
SG8 6NA
Post Town
Stevenage
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLH East (England)

Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward
Melbourn
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

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