Notice Information
Notice Title
DFE - Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) - Provision of Cleaning Services
Notice Description
Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) is the largest and longest established Further and Higher Education College in Northern Ireland. BMC offer a broad range of innovative, high quality, economically relevant provision. The modern award-winning estate spans the length and breadth of the city of Belfast and comprises four main campuses - Titanic Quarter, Millfield, Springvale and Castlereagh as well as a range of smaller outreach centres, including the new community hub at Girdwood. BMC attract over 12,000 learners per year and continually adapt and develop the curriculum to keep pace with shifting economic and skills demands. In addition to equipping the city of Belfast and beyond with the skills for work, BMC is a PS75million business. BMC provide employment to over 1,000 people and procure in the region of PS7 million of goods and services per year. The Supplier shall provide cleaning services in compliance with this specification and the relevant regulations to Castlereagh, Springvale and Titanic Quarter campuses effective from contract commencement. A Cleaning service in compliance with the specification and all relevant regulations will be required at the Millfield Campus commencing 1st September 2027.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Optional extensions of 2 x 24 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a918
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050933-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
79993000 - Building and facilities management services
79993100 - Facilities management services
90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
90911200 - Building-cleaning services
90919200 - Office cleaning services
98341110 - Housekeeping services
98341130 - Janitorial services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,450,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,450,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 May 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Jun 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2033-03-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR ECONOMY - BELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT12 7DU
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050933-2026
29th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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