Notice Information
Notice Title
Cleaning & Hygiene Services Tender
Notice Description
Belfast Harbour Commissioners (BHC) is conducting a competitive tender exercise for appointment of a service provider to provide cleaning & hygiene services for BHC within the Harbour Office along with six offsite buildings within Belfast Harbour Estate. Tenders are sought from service providers who are able to meet the high standard of service delivery required and one which will particularly protect the integrity of the listed building and its contents. The Harbour Office is a listed building with many priceless artefacts, paintings and sculptures which must be cared for to the highest standard at all times. It is currently anticipated that any contract entered into by BHC will be for an initial three (3) year period. BHC shall have the option, acting at its discretion, to extend on an annual basis thereafter on up to two subsequent occasions of twelve (12) months each time, up to a maximum total period of five (5) years.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Belfast Harbour Commissioners (BHC) is conducting a competitive tender exercise for appointment of a service provider to provide cleaning & hygiene services for BHC within the Harbour Office along with six offsite buildings within Belfast Harbour Estate. Tenders are sought from service providers who are able to meet the high standard of service delivery required and one which will particularly protect the integrity of the listed building and its contents. The Harbour Office is a listed building with many priceless artefacts, paintings and sculptures which must be cared for to the highest standard at all times. It is currently anticipated that any contract entered into by BHC will be for an initial three (3) year period. BHC shall have the option, acting at its discretion, to extend on an annual basis thereafter on up to two subsequent occasions of twelve (12) months each time, up to a maximum total period of five (5) years. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Options: It is currently anticipated that any contract entered into by BHC will be for an initial three (3) year period. BHC shall have the option, acting at its discretion, to extend on an annual basis thereafter on up to two subsequent occasions of twelve (12) months each time, up to a maximum total period of five (5) years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c765
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050820-2025
- 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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90911100 - Accommodation cleaning services
90919200 - Office cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BELFAST HARBOUR
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Heather Smyth
- Contact Email
- h.smyth@belfast-harbour.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT1 3AL
- 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
- Duncairn
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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