Partick Housing Association Ltd. is a not for profit social housing provider and is a registered social landlord based in the west side of Glasgow. The Association delegates the management of its reactive repairs and void works service to Partick Homes Ltd. which is responsible for the procurement of this contract.

It is the Association's intention to enter into a contract with one contractor to deliver the Backcourt maintenance, bin store cleaning, bulk uplift and close cleaning at various addresses, Partick, Glasgow.

The total number of units owned by the Association included within the contract is approximately 1 700. The services will also be offered to approximately 2 000 owner occupiers. This relates to approximately 360 closes that the contract covers and not every close receives the four services. Please note that there is no guarantee to the amount of properties as the owners reserve the right to have the service removed if they have a majority agreement.

The Contract is to be let for a period of 3 years with an option to extend the contract on a yearly basis for a further 2 years.

It is envisaged that the initial contract will commence circa 1.7.2012.

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland web site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=222347.

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a "Tender Submission Postbox" facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=222347.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.