Opportunity

Cambridge City Council - Cleaning for communal areas of council housing

  • Cambridge City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-021981

Published 5 September 2021, 9:36pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cambridge City Council

Cambridge City Council, Guildhall

Cambridge

CB2 3QJ

Contact

Mrs Jane Whiteman-Turl

Email

Jan.Whiteman-Turl@cambridge.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7784009431

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://Cambridge.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://procontract.due-north.com

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=29f0861d-840e-ec11-810e-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=29f0861d-840e-ec11-810e-005056b64545

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Cambridge City Council - Cleaning for communal areas of council housing

Reference number

DN567657

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

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.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,685,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 39830000 - Cleaning products

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £2,685,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

84

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Contract will be re-procured in the final year of the term

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

6 October 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

6 October 2021

Local time

12:05pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom