Award

T954 - Periodic Contract Cleaning Framework

UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 May 2023 at 10:37

Tender

30 Jan 2023 at 10:10

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Essex has completed the award process for the 'T954 - Periodic Contract Cleaning Framework', seeking experienced cleaning contractors for various tasks such as end of tenancy cleaning, regular service cleaning, and termly office cleaning. The procurement stage was 'tender' and the contract involved three lots, each specifying different cleaning requirements for different periods. The contract was awarded to Crystal Facilities Management Ltd for Lot 1 and Lot 2, and to Ever Brite Cleaning Services for Lot 3. The deadline for submission was in March 2023.

This public procurement opportunity for cleaning services at the University of Essex is suited for businesses providing cleaning solutions for academic and residential spaces. Businesses with experience in periodic contract cleaning for varying periods, including end of tenancy cleaning, regular service cleaning, and termly office cleaning, would be well-suited to compete for this framework agreement. The University aims to establish a long-term partnership with reliable and capable cleaning contractors to maintain the cleanliness of its premises across different seasons and events.

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Notice Title

T954 - Periodic Contract Cleaning Framework

Notice Description

The University of Essex wishes to establish a new framework agreement for periodic contract cleaning across three lots that will ensure that the University has access to a number of experienced, capable and good value cleaning contractors to meet the cleaning needs that arise at various points during the academic year. Details of individual lots are as follows; Lot 1: Summer Period (July & September): Following end of tenancy move out of undergraduate students (July) and postgraduate students (September). Deep cleaning to bedrooms with and without ensuite bathrooms and scheduled "sparkle" cleaning to communal areas; consisting of shared bathrooms, communal kitchens, foyers, lobby's, stairwells and corridors. Lot 2: Summer Period (July - August): Regular service cleaning to residential areas during Event Essex conference period alongside our in-house cleaning team. Bidders may be required to provide additional staff for the last week of September. Lot 3: Termly office cleaning in academic and administrative areas three times per academic year (December, April & August). Please note the current academic year runs from September 2022 to August 2023, therefore call off order no.1 for lot 3 will be for August 2023 only. Bidders to note that there is a maximum period of 4 weeks to complete this work, there is no minimum period.

Lot Information

Lot 1: Summer Period (July & September): Following end of tenancy move out of undergraduate students (July) and postgraduate students (September). Deep cleaning to bedrooms with and without ensuite bathrooms and scheduled "sparkle" cleaning to communal areas; consisting of shared bathrooms, communal kitchens, foyers, lobby's, stairwells and corridors.

Lot 1: Summer Period (July & September): Following end of tenancy move out of undergraduate students (July) and postgraduate students (September). Deep cleaning to bedrooms with and without ensuite bathrooms and scheduled "sparkle" cleaning to communal areas; consisting of shared bathrooms, communal kitchens, foyers, lobby's, stairwells and corridors. Each Summer, typically during July, the University will host a number of summer school and conference events on campus. Delegates attending the events will have the opportunity to use the available University accommodation. Student accommodation such as bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms are not serviced by our in-house cleaning teams during the period of student tenancy, generally Oct - July, the communal areas; shared bathrooms, communal kitchens, foyers, lobby's, stairwells and corridors are serviced at least weekly during the student tenancy by our in-house cleaning team. The cleaning services described in lot 1 must take place during the changeover period from student use to delegate use which is ordinarily one week (7 days) using an agreed phased approach for delivery. The cleaning process is then repeated again following post graduate move-out in September. Typical requirements are shown in lot 1 cleaning schedule documents.

Lot 2: Summer Period (July - August): Regular service cleaning to residential areas during Event Essex conference period alongside our in-house cleaning team. Bidders may be required to provide additional staff for the last week of September.

Lot 2: Summer Period (July - August): Regular service cleaning to residential areas during Event Essex conference period alongside our in-house cleaning team. Over the summer period, generally July and August, residential areas are used by Event Essex conference guests who are attending events on campus. There is a requirement to provide general cleaning and servicing to these areas alongside our in-house cleaning team. Bidders are expected to provide a team of cleaning staff in order to fulfil these requirements. This team will be supervised by our in-house cleaning team and typical requirements are shown in lot 2 cleaning schedule documents.

Lot 3: Termly office cleaning in academic and administrative areas three times per academic year (December, April & August). Please note the current academic year runs from September 2022 to August 2023, therefore call off order no.1 for lot 3 will be for August 2023 only. Bidders to note that there is a maximum period of 4 weeks to complete this work, there is no minimum period.

Lot 3: Termly office cleaning in academic and administrative areas three times per academic year (December, April & August). Please note the current academic year runs from September 2022 to August 2023, therefore call off order no.1 for lot 3 will be for August 2023 only. Bidders to note that there is a maximum period of 4 weeks to complete this work, there is no minimum period. There is a requirement for termly office cleaning across the academic and administrative estate, totalling approx. 1200 offices of various sizes. These offices will require cleaning as detailed in lot 3 cleaning schedule documents. During termly vacation periods, namely December, April and August. The University of Essex requires the office areas to be cleaned outside of normal working hours (currently Monday to Friday / 9am to 5pm) when there are less occupants in these areas. The preference would be either 5.30am to 8.30am and/or 5pm to 8pm. (Cleaning outside of these times, including within office hours, will be considered in exceptional circumstances).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-039bc1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013275-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90910000 - Cleaning services

90911100 - Accommodation cleaning services

90919200 - Office cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£512,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£512,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Apr 20232 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
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Contact Name
Aston Baker
Contact Email
ab17001@essex.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
COLCHESTER
Postcode
CO4 3SQ
Post Town
Colchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex

Local Authority
Colchester
Electoral Ward
Wivenhoe
Westminster Constituency
Harwich and North Essex

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

CRYSTAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

EVER BRITE CLEANING SERVICES

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