The Contracting Authority owns and manages more than 130 general needs, sheltered and supported housing schemes in and around Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Yorkshire, County Durham and Northumberland. The Contracting Authority's mission is to create strong and sustainable communities where people flourish and they are committed to making a positive difference to people's lives.
The quality of the Building Cleaning Services the Contracting Authority provides is therefore of paramount importance in ensuring customer satisfaction in the services they deliver. The Contracting Authority are seeking therefore to appoint Service Provider(s) on a regional basis who can deliver Building Cleaning Services to the highest possible standards and can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Contracting Authority a proven track record in the delivery of these services.
Service Providers will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) and the evaluation of this PQQ will establish those companies that will be permitted to tender. Expressions of interest are welcome from not only suitable Service Providers but also social enterprises providing they are able to comply with the minimum levels for participation as set out herewith and in the PQQ.
The successful Service Provider(s) must be able to show a commitment to providing effective services that provide value for money to the Trust and its tenants and customers. The successful Service Provider(s) will need to have demonstrated a commitment to addressing welfare to work/worklessness, focussing on the young and long term unemployed on estates. The Contracting Authority will also be seeking to encourage the Service Provider(s) to engage with social enterprises in the delivery of services and will require the successful Service Provider(s) to co-operate with the Trust in working towards a partnership approach to operating the service and managing the contracts.
The Contracting Authority is undertaking separate procurement exercises in respect of the Grounds Maintenance and Window Cleaning requirements for these schemes.
The proposed contract period will be 5 years commencing on or about the 1.4.2015 and with the option for an extension to this initial period for a period of up to a further 5 years all subject to provisions for earlier termination including a break clause and annual renewals based on meeting and maintaining Key Performance Indicators.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to withdraw from this procurement procedure at any time without awarding a contract. Applicants are to be responsible for all of the costs and expenses they incur as a result of participating in this procurement process irrespective of whether the procedure is completed or is abandoned without any appointment.