Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Soft Facilities Management Services
Notice Description
The Contracting Authority intends to award a single contract for the provision of a comprehensive range of Soft FM services to support the safe, clean, and efficient operation of its estate. The services will cover cleaning (aligned to NHS standards), waste management, security, reception, patient catering, retail and hospitality, courier logistics, car park management, a 24/7 helpdesk, pest control, window cleaning, grounds and gardens maintenance, patient laundry, portering, water management, meeting room refreshments, and associated administrative support, with subcontracting permitted under the contract. The initial contract term shall be five (5) years with two (2) optional twenty-four (24) month extension periods.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: An extension may be required when additional time is needed beyond the original deadline to ensure successful delivery.
Renewal: Two (2) optional extensions of twenty-four (24) months each
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a44b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060622-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79993100 - Facilities management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £72,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £72,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Sep 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 7 Dec 2026 - 5 Dec 2031 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Oxleas Procurement Department
- Contact Email
- michelle.hodgkiss11@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DARTFORD
- Postcode
- DA2 7WG
- Post Town
- Dartford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ43 Kent Thames Gateway
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Dartford
- Electoral Ward
- Maypole & Leyton Cross
- Westminster Constituency
- Dartford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060622-2025
29th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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