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title: "Cambridge City Council - Cleaning for communal areas of council housing"
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# Cambridge City Council - Cleaning for communal areas of council housing

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3572bdde-d11e-48a0-a9be-b2710706749d

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## Summary

The Cambridge City Council is procuring cleaning services for communal areas of council housing, as part of its broader building cleaning requirements. This procurement process is currently in the Award stage, with the contract formally awarded on 3rd March 2022, although the original tender period ended on 6th October 2021. The successful supplier, GOSHEN MULTISERVICES LTD, has been contracted to deliver services starting from 1st April 2022, extending potentially over a maximum of seven years. The total contract value is approximately £2,685,000, and the relevant industry category falls under cleaning and sanitation services.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the cleaning services sector, particularly those experienced in providing cleaning for communal living spaces or similar environments. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would be well-suited to compete given the assessment criteria, which weighs quality higher than price (60% quality to 40% price). Eligible businesses should also consider their capability to manage the TUPE implications as part of the transition from the outgoing contractor.

## Notice

Cambridge City Council (The Council) requires a supplier to fulfil its building cleaning services for the city, for communal areas of council housing. This element of the City Councils building cleaning requirements is part of its wider cleaning requirements which were tendered and awarded with the contracts starting on the 1st April 20211. The previous tender used the following five lot structure as follows: * Lot 1: Administration, commercial buildings, community centres and operational buildings (Contracted April 2021) * Lot 2: Public toilets (Contracted April 2021) * Lot 3: City Homes communal areas and sheltered housing schemes (this procurement exercise) * Lot 4: Multi-storey car parks (Contracted April 2021) * Lot 5: Window cleaning (Contracted April 2021) The Council are now proceeding with a new Procurement separate procurement to find a supplier to fulfil building cleaning services for City Homes communal areas and sheltered housing schemes. Please note this contract includes TUPE. The current contract for Housing Cleaning includes elements that are not included within this tender as such the exact nature of the TUPE requirements and who transfer to whom will not be known until the selection process is complete and the successful tenderer has been identified. The Council will provide TUPE information upon request and the completion of a non-disclosure agreement. A contract term is initially 3 years, with an option to extend by 2 years then up to 2 further years, if the supplier is performing satisfactorily, and the service can be shown to continue to provide best value to the Council; this gives a maximum possible contract length of 7 years. Assessment - price: quality tender assessment split of 40% price: 60% quality. The current contract is due to end on the 31st March 2022 it is not anticipated that this will be extended. The anticipated start date of the new contract is the 1st April 2022.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17855bd9-2e47-406a-bb87-ebca80885f7b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,685,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,685,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 3QJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Market |
| Westminster constituency | Cambridge |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GOSHEN MULTISERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 39830000 - Cleaning products
- 90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services

## Release History

- 3 Mar 2022 at 14:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17855bd9-2e47-406a-bb87-ebca80885f7b
- 5 Sep 2021 at 20:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79ea796c-3443-49f8-a47d-284f9c1310fd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17855bd9-2e47-406a-bb87-ebca80885f7b
  3rd March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79ea796c-3443-49f8-a47d-284f9c1310fd
  5th September 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://procontract.due-north.com
  E-tendering portal

## Notice URLs

- https://cambridge.gov.uk

## Provenance

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