Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cambridge City Council
Cambridge City Council, Guildhall
Cambridge
CB2 3QJ
Contact
Mrs Jane Whiteman-Turl
Jan.Whiteman-Turl@cambridge.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7784009431
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
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