Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Department of Finance
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 5067401 - DoF - The Provision of Cleaning Services to the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Participating Bodies
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90910000 - Cleaning services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the participating bodies listed within the contract documents is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of cleaning services at public sector sites throughout Northern Ireland. Please see the cft documents for further details.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £70,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90919200 - Office cleaning services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the participating bodies listed within the contract documents is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of cleaning services at public sector sites throughout Northern Ireland. Please see the cft documents for further details.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: As per tender documents / Weighting: 40
Cost criterion - Name: As per tender documents / Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 x optional extension periods of up to 24 months each.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90919200 - Office cleaning services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the participating bodies listed within the contract documents is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of cleaning services at public sector sites throughout Northern Ireland. Please see the cft documents for further details.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: As per tender documents / Weighting: 40
Cost criterion - Name: As per tender documents / Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 x optional extension periods of up to 24 months each.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90919200 - Office cleaning services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the participating bodies listed within the contract documents is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of cleaning services at public sector sites throughout Northern Ireland. Please see the cft documents for further details.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: As per tender documents / Weighting: 40
Cost criterion - Name: As per tender documents / Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 x optional extension periods of up to 24 months each.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-036092
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LTD
NORTHERN CROSS
DUBLIN
D17AY61
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £31,500,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £31,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LTD
NORTHERN CROSS
DUBLIN
D17AY61
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £24,500,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £24,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
3
Lot No
3
Title
Lot 3
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LTD
NORTHERN CROSS
DUBLIN
D17AY61
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £14,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £14,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.. . The figure indicated in Section II 1.7 and V 2.4 represents an estimated contract and Lots values. These values reflect the potential scale of the contract however this figure does not take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
N/A
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.