Notice Information
Notice Title
SBC0425 Soft Facilities Management Contract - Corporate Estate Provision of Cleaning and Physical Security Services
Notice Description
Stevenage Borough Council is seeking suitable Suppliers to tender for a Soft Facilities Management Contract for the provision of Cleaning and Physical Security Services for its Corporate Estate. It also includes the provision of 'end-user' consumables and 'Hygiene' bin Services. This procurement is for the tendering of a contract which will include provision for a range of planned and reactive cleaning services for approximately ten corporately managed sites within the Borough. The exact nature and location of each property will be outlined in the Site-Specific details document (which is contained in the draft ITT pack issued for information with this PSQ). The properties range from offices, a bus interchange centre through to a museum. There are some additional properties which are included for the 'hygiene' bin service only. Two of the main sites have a requirement for physical security services, Daneshill House on Monday - Friday normal working hours and for the indoor market at weekends only. There is a potential ad hoc service requirement on both service areas. There is a mandatory minimum annual turnover requirement of PS800,000 for this contract. Suppliers must have experience of delivering similar services in contracts of comparable size, scope, and complexity. Public sector experience is desirable but not essential. The requirement is for is a single contract only without 'lots' for the purposes of streamlined management and resourcing for the Council. Sub-contracting is permitted however a single lead contractor is responsible for the delivery of the contract in its entirety. Due to the ratio of cleaning being the core service, the lead contractor is required to directly deliver the cleaning element. Security Industry Authority accreditation is mandatory for the Supplier and their staff (or sub-contractor). Suppliers wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. You must complete and submit a Pre Selection Questionnaire (PSQ) by the deadline on the portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Any questions relating to this tender must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted by the system.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: the option to extend up to a further 2 years (through two 12-month increments)
Planning Information
Stevenage Borough Council invite suitable companies that provide Soft Facilities Management Services to attend an engagement session at Stevenage Borough Council, Ingelheim Lounge on the 1st floor, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN on Tuesday 29th April. The event will run from 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. A market engagement presentation pack will be available for you to download, and this outlines the details of the opportunity, services required, and the social value and procurement process. Members of the Council’s Facilities Management, Procurement, and Social Value teams will be in attendance to discuss the details of the opportunity, services required and the procurement process. Please note that the market engagement session will not be via a presentation. The session will be via a “drop in” session where attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions on a one-to-one basis. Dependant on market interest you may be allocated a specific time slot to “drop in.” Organisations wishing to attend the market engagement session are requested to register their interest via the correspondence function on the portal by 12pm Wednesday 23rd April 2025. Please ensure you include the names and job titles of the attendees (max of 2 attendees per company) and a contact telephone number and email address. The Council will then issue a confirmation. Bidders will not be able to join the session if they have not had a confirmation from the Council. Organisations must ensure that access to the system is available to their representatives dealing with the contract and that this contact is updated as and when required. The Council will not be liable for the lack of delegated access within the organisation and will not directly send any documentation or communication regarding the opportunity, as this shall only be exclusively available through the portal. Organisations are responsible for allowing sufficient time to submit their interest. The Council accepts no liability whatsoever for tenders that are not submitted due to internet connectivity issues, transmission delays or errors.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051514
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048323-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
39830000 - Cleaning products
79710000 - Security services
79713000 - Guard services
79993100 - Facilities management services
90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
90910000 - Cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 26 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-04-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@stevenage.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STEVENAGE
- Postcode
- SG1 1HN
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Stevenage
- Electoral Ward
- Old Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Stevenage
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048323-2025
13th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048193-2025
12th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013716-2025
8th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home
All documents are available from the portal as per the web address above
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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