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# Provision of Facilities Management Soft Services to the USW Group

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-facilities-management-soft-services-to-the-usw-group-ocds-h6vhtk-028fec). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of South Wales: "Provision of Facilities Management Soft Services to the USW Group". Published status: complete. Published Value: £9,500,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.sell2wales.gov.wales.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of South Wales](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-south-wales-GB-PPON-PCWX-4677-HTMN)
- **Published Value:** £9,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 March 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cleaning services, Facilities management services, Grounds maintenance services, Refuse and waste related services, Security services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £16,330,052 (exc. VAT, 4 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-facilities-management-soft-services-to-the-usw-group-ocds-h6vhtk-028fec#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028fec`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-facilities-management-soft-services-to-the-usw-group-ocds-h6vhtk-028fec#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sell2wales.gov.wales](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sell2wales.gov.wales)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-facilities-management-soft-services-to-the-usw-group-ocds-h6vhtk-028fec#participate

## Description
The University of South Wales Group is seeking to appoint a contractor to manage its provision of Facilities Management (FM) soft services across the group.  The services within this tender comprise of 4 Lots: Security & Postal Distribution Service, Cleaning, Grounds Maintenance and Waste.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Security & Postal Distribution
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79710000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** The Security provision is provided to USW sites and RWCMD. The current provision consists of manned guarding, CCTV control room management, Mobile Patrols, Open and closing of buildings and Keyholding. The Postal Distribution Service is currently pro...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Cleaning
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90910000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** The current cleaning provision is provided to all parts of the group under this tender. The Cleaning specification is a mixture of input and output specifications and also includes window cleaning, pest control, washroom services, clinical waste remo...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Grounds Maintenance
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Grounds maintenance is currently only provided to USW. The service comprises grass cutting and weed spraying.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Waste
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Waste services under this tender will cover USW and RWCMD. Services will consist of General Waste, Recycling, Glass, Food, Confidential, and hazardous waste.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Security & Postal Distribution (active)
  - Award id: `020358-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Kingdom Services Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-02795197`
  - Value: £6,831,832 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Cleaning (active)
  - Award id: `020358-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **OCS Group UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-97744`
  - Value: £8,705,280 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Grounds Maintenance (active)
  - Award id: `020358-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **GROUND CONTROL LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186019`
  - Value: £134,185 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Waste (active)
  - Award id: `020358-2021-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170181`
  - Value: £658,755 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Security & Postal Distribution (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,831,832
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2021

- **Contract:** Cleaning (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,705,280
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2021

- **Contract:** Grounds Maintenance (active)
  - Signed Value: £134,185
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2021

- **Contract:** Waste (active)
  - Signed Value: £658,755
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020358-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-19T14:35:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T05:25:38.686Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028fec