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Published 30 Aug 2023, 14:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS SBS CLEANING FRAMEWORK (SBS10508)

Official notice

Authority: NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreement11 lotsServices
Planned pipeline value£300,000,000total for 11 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 21 Feb 2024from the planned procurement notice
Lots 11see the lot list below

What is being bought11 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework Agreement.

NHS Shared Business Services intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Cleaning and Associated Products and Services to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations, for the following Lots:

Lot 1 - Cleaning Services:

­ Lot 1.1 - Clinical Healthcare Environment

­ Lot 1.2 - Non-Clinical Healthcare Environment

­ Lot 1.3 - Public Sector Corporate Environment

­ Lot 1.4 ­ Educational Environment

Lot 2 - Window Cleaning

Lot 3 - Cleaning Products:

­ Lot 3.1 - Consumables

­ Lot 3.2 - Chemicals

Lot 4 - Cleaning Equipment:

­ Lot 4.1 - Equipment

­ Lot 4.2 - Service and Maintenance

Lot 5 - Specialist Cleaning

Lot 6 - Ambulance / Vehicle Deep Cleaning

Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:

www.sbs.nhs.uk/proc-framework-agree… ↗

We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.

This PIN Notice is seeking expressions of interest and responses to our RFI document from interested suppliers, this will help shape our new Framework Agreement and ensure it is reflective of the best practices that exist across the supply market.

CPV: Cleaning services

Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure

11 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Window CleaningPlanned

Provision of window cleaning services to include internal and external. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK
Lot #2Specialist CleaningPlanned

Provision of specialist cleaning services to include graffiti removal, gum removal, deep cleaning, specialist kitchen cleaning, and disaster recovery cleaning. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK
Lot #3Ambulance / Vehicle Deep CleaningPlanned

Provision of deep cleaning services and make ready services for ambulances and vehicles. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK
Lot #4Cleaning Services - Clinical Healthcare EnvironmentPlanned

Provision of cleaning services within a clinical healthcare environment. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK
Lot #5Cleaning Services - Non-Clinical Healthcare EnvironmentPlanned

Provision of cleaning services within a non-clinical healthcare environment. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK
Lot #6Cleaning Services - Public Sector Corporate EnvironmentPlanned

Provision of cleaning services within a public sector corporate environment including offices, depots, libraries, children's centres, and adult social care day centres. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK
Lot #7Cleaning Services - Educational EnvironmentPlanned

Provision of cleaning services within an educational environment including nurseries, schools, academies, and higher education establishments. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK
Lot #8Cleaning Products - ConsumablesPlanned

Supply of consumables for use when cleaning. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK
Lot #9Cleaning Products - ChemicalsPlanned

Supply of chemicals for use when cleaning. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK
Lot #10Cleaning Equipment - EquipmentPlanned

Supply of equipment for use when cleaning including vacuum cleaners, carpet cleaners, scrubber dryers and buffers, etc. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK
Lot #11Cleaning Equipment - Service and MaintenancePlanned

Servicing and maintenance of cleaning equipment. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Further Lots may be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework Agreement, subject to review and change, is expected to go live during Q3 2024.

Please see the link at section I.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses to the RFI.

Delivery: UK

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
Lot distribution rule: The Lot structure is indicative at this stage and will be confirmed in any resultant Contract Notice. \n\nTenders may be submitted for all lots.
What this means for your bid
  • “NHS SBS CLEANING FRAMEWORK (SBS10508)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Aug 2023, 14:20 BST
Last source update
30 Aug 2023, 14:20 BST
Authority reference
SBS10508
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025469
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f80a Find a Tender

Publisher note: This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Cleaning market. Please complete the RFI (Request for Information) by following the Survey Monkey link provided within section I.3, by Friday 13th of October 2023, 17:00pm. This link will enable you to complete an electronic version of the Request for Information (RFI). If you have any difficulty completing the RFI and would like to receive it in an alternative format, please email [email protected] with 'RFI Request - Cleaning' in the subject line. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) reserves the right to withdraw this notice at any time. NHS SBS is not bound to accept any proposals submitted by Bidders and is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of Bidders engaging with this process. This early market engagement exercise does not guarantee that a Procurement will take place and NHS SBS reserves the right to defer from any Procurement entirely. NHS SBS intends to hold market engagement sessions during October 2023 and November 2023 with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting Framework Agreement. NHS SBS will use an eSourcing system for any procurement activity taken subsequent to this PIN. The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please monitor Find a Tender Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search for the publication of the relevant high value contract notice.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

30 Aug 2023 → 21 Feb 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 Aug 2023, 14:20 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    21 Feb 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Shared Business Services Limited

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcarePublic Sector Framework Provider https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-usHealth GB-COH: 05280446 Three Cherry Trees Lane Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK, HP2 7AHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

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