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DoJ - NICTS - Office Cleaning for Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service

NORTHERN IRELAND COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE

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27 Mar 2023 at 08:56

Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) has awarded a contract for office cleaning services at 24 locations throughout Northern Ireland. The contract, titled "DoJ - NICTS - Office Cleaning for Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service," falls under the services category with a total value of £5.2 million. The procurement process began as a tender with the main procurement category being services. The contract was signed on December 22, 2017, for a period of 2160 days, with the most recent amendment extending it due to unforeseen circumstances related to the pandemic, ensuring continuity of service provision until March 31, 2024.

This opportunity provides businesses in the cleaning services industry with a chance to engage in a long-term contract serving the NICTS in Northern Ireland. Companies specialising in office cleaning services, especially those with experience in managing Covid-related cleaning protocols and staffing, would be well-suited to compete. The buyer, the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, is located in Belfast, United Kingdom, and can be contacted via email at justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk. The procurement stage has now reached the award phase, with the successful suppliers being Construction & Procurement Delivery (CPD) and another unnamed contractor, both operating at a large scale with security reasons necessitating the withholding of their specific business details.

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Notice Title

DoJ - NICTS - Office Cleaning for Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) (the Client's) estate currently comprises 24 locations made up of courthouses and administrative locations throughout Northern Ireland. There are 4 part-time venues namely: Enniskillen, Limavady, Magherafelt and Strabane; 4 vacant properties namely: Banbridge,Bangor, Larne and Old Townhall; all other venues are open 5 days per week, Monday to Friday. The buildings are listed in Annex 1 of the specification which provides detail of venue, address, opening times, public opening times, number of courts and size.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b627
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008769-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

90919200 - Office cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,200,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Dec 20178 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN IRELAND COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT3 9ED
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
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Sydenham
Westminster Constituency
Belfast East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

CONSTRUCTION & PROCUREMENT DELIVERY (CPD) CANNOT PUBLISH THE NAME OF THE APPOINTED CONTRACTOR FOR SECURITY REASONS.

WITHHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS

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