Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Doxford International Business Park
Sunderland
SR33XP
cleaningtender@chilternrailways.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC23 - Sunderland
Companies House
3007939
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Private Train Operating Company
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Station, Depot, Offices & Train Presentation Cleaning & Ancillary Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of cleaning services. Circa £5m p.a (£3m Soft FM cleaning of stations, depots and offices, £2m Train Presentation)
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Lot 1 and 2
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Stations, Depots & Offices, Soft FM Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Railway station, depots and associated offices provision of cleaning and ancillary services for Chiltern Railways
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Train Presentation Cleaning (Interior & Exterior)
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90917000 - Cleaning services of transport equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Train cleaning (internal and external)
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 April 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Chiltern Railways are carrying out market engagement to understand the markets appetite for these cleaning services, to ask questions in order to finalise the procurement approach.
Interested parties are to email
cleaningtender@chilternrailways.co.uk
by 20 April 2023, expressing their interest in this procurement and indicate which lot you would interested in.
When expressing interest please answer the following questions:
For Lots 1 and 2:
Are all of your cleaning operatives directly employed, with employment contracts, by your organisation?
Explain how you onboard new employees/agency staff, and what right to work checks you performed and how do you ensure that modern slavery is identified at the point of recruitment?
For Lot 1:
Can you provide, even if subcontracted, all of the following services, Standard Cleaning, High Level Cleaning, Feminine Hygiene Services, Pest Control, Consumables, Waste Disposal (Including Sharps and Biohazardous)?