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title: "Total Facilities Management Service for Royal College of Art (RCA)"
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# Total Facilities Management Service for Royal College of Art (RCA)

Buyer: LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d4fc

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## Summary

The London Universities Purchasing Consortium has completed the Total Facilities Management Service procurement for the Royal College of Art (RCA). The procurement falls under the services category and involves delivering a range of complex facility management services to RCA's three London campuses. The contract is for 5 years starting in January 2024, with an option to extend for an additional 1+1 years. The procurement method used for this tender was a selective competitive procedure with negotiation.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for reputable facilities management contractors with expertise in providing technically demanding services encompassing various areas such as mechanical, electrical, cleaning, security, and more. Businesses with a strong track record in complex facility management services would be well-suited to compete in this procurement. The contract tenure of 5 years, with the potential for extension, offers a stable and long-term partnership for the successful bidder.

## Notice

Delivering and managing technically demanding facilities management services including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, building fabric, cleaning, waste, pest, security/reception, helpdesk services, transportation and landscaping, external cleaning and associated compliance services to RCA's three (3) London campuses. Duration: 5 years, plus option to extend by 1+1 years at College's sole discretion. RCA expects the TFM contract to commence in January 2024 for a period of 5 years, with an option to extend the contract by 1+1 years.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Delivering and managing technically demanding facilities management services including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, building fabric, cleaning, waste, pest, security/reception, helpdesk services, transportation and landscaping, external cleaning and associated compliance services to RCA's three (3) London campuses. Duration: 5 years, plus option to extend by 1+1 years at College's sole discretion. RCA expects the TFM contract to commence in January 2024 for a period of 5 years, with an option to extend the contract by 1+1 years.

Options: Option to extend the contract by 1+1 years at the College's sole discretion.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019337-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £35,000,000 |
| Lots value | £35,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £27,893,239 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W1T 7NZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DERWENT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
- 79993100 - Facilities management services

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2024 at 15:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019337-2024
- 9 Jun 2023 at 10:09 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016392-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=69329&B=LUPC
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/81165
- https://www.lupc.ac.uk

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