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Published 30 Oct 2023, 11:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CBC-1601-T-CB Housing Cleaning Services

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,850,000exc. VAT · 1 value update2.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Dec 2023awarded 16 May 2024
Awarded to Accuro Environmental Limited

Re-procurement plannedCBC-2015 Cleaning Services · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Housing Cleaning Services contract will appoint a single service provider to deliver planned and reactive cleaning services including general cleaning, window cleaning, consumables (as an ad-hoc cost only) and washroom provisions (to be discussed with individual service areas). The contract will support the management of the Council’s Housing Estate, including but not limited to the following areas: General Needs Accommodation, Sheltered Housing, Independent Living, Transitional Accommodation, Housing Inclusion, Private Housing and Gypsy and Traveller Sites . The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years, with the option to extend a further 2 years (1+1 year) giving a total contract duration of 7 years.

  • Recurrence: 2029

CPV: Cleaning services · Laundry-operation services · Litter collection services · Window-cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Housing Cleaning Services contract will provide planned and reactive services for…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,850,000

The Housing Cleaning Services contract will provide planned and reactive services for circa 270 Housing properties. The appointed Service Provider will be responsible for: General cleaning , window cleaning, consumables (as an ad-hoc cost only) and washroom provision (to be discussed with individual service areas), monitoring the provision of the services on a daily basis to ensure a high-quality service is provided in accordance with the tender specification and contract. The Service Provider, working with the Council, shall prepare an annual resource schedule of planned activities for each site in scope. The Specification may vary between the sites and building type. Additional requirements for the cleaning of properties that are not part of the current scope may be requested and include but are not limited to void clearances / cleaning and clearing of domestic housing properties, these requests will be on an ad hoc basis. In addition, there may be special requirements for particular establishments on the sites and may be subject to change at the Council's request.

Delivery: East of England · Properties throughout Central Bedfordshire
Extensions: The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years, with the option to extend a further 2 years (1+1 year) giving a total contract duration of 7 yearsSecond stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Weighting: 60%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Weighting: 60
  • Price: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 95 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 2029
First published
30 Oct 2023, 11:02 GMT
Last source update
14 Aug 2024, 11:21 BST
Authority reference
CBC-1601-T-CB
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025760
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning servicesLaundry-operation servicesLitter collection servicesWindow-cleaning services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041005 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline

Timeline

20 Nov 2023 → 14 Aug 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    20 Nov 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    19 Feb 2024
  4. Notice published
    14 Aug 2024, 11:21 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2023
  1. Published value updated to £3,850,000
    21 Nov 2023, 14:31 GMT
    was £3,500,000
  2. Status changed to active
    21 Nov 2023, 14:31 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    21 Nov 2023, 14:31 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
    21 Nov 2023, 14:31 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2024, 11:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,942,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1010 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Accuro Environmental LimitedCorporate Cleaning Services£3,942,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Priory House, Chicksands, East of England, SG17 5TQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria