bpha - Cleaning Services
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This is a large award for Environment & Waste — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 11,894 valued Environment & Waste tenders in our corpus.
bpha is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Communal Cleaning Services across its housing portfolio.
The contract is divided into two lots: Lot 1 (Inner Circle) covering Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes, including office cleaning at bpha's Bedford office; and Lot 2 (Outer Circle) covering Cambridge, Peterborough, Oxford and Towcester.
Services to be delivered under the contract include communal cleaning of shared areas, window cleaning, bin area maintenance, ledge and facade cleaning, and gutter clearance across bpha's residential stock of over 20,000 homes.
The contract has an estimated total value of £733,000 per annum across both lots, with an initial term of three years and up to two optional 12-month extensions, giving a maximum total term of five years.
Bidders may apply for one or both lots but may only be awarded one.
BIDDERS SHOULD NOTE THAT THE WORDING IN THIS NOTICE REGARIDNG ONLY BEING ABLE TO BID FOR AND BE APPOINTED TO ONE LOT IS PARTIALLY INCORRECT.
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BIDDERS ARE PERMITTED TO BID FOR BOTH LOTS OF THIS TENDER, BUT MAY ONLY BE APPOINTED TO ONE.
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BIDDERS SHOULD NOTE THAT THE WORDING IN
BIDDERS SHOULD NOTE THAT THE WORDING IN THIS NOTICE REGARIDNG ONLY BEING ABLE TO BID FOR AND BE APPOINTED TO ONE LOT IS PARTIALLY INCORRECT.
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- Hold at bidWaste carrier licence / environmental permits
- Hold at bidISO 14001 (environmental)
- Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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