Agreement for Cleaning and Grounds Maintenance divided into two Lots, namely:
Lot 1 (Regions One and Two) – Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Essex and the London Boroughs of Havering, Camden, Islington, Harringay, Enfield, Hackney, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Newham and Barking & Dagenham.
Lot 2 (Region Three and Four) – Surrey, Sussex and the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing, Wandsworth, Richmond, Hounslow, Kingston Upon Thames, Sutton, Merton, Croydon, Lambeth, Bromley, Southwark, Lewisham, Greenwich, Tower Hamlets and Bexley.
The Contracting Authority, Genesis Housing Association (GHA), on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries (both current and future subsidiaries) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers to enter into an agreement for the provision of the services below to its housing stock in the areas referenced above ('the Contract').
GHA deliver Cleaning & Grounds Maintenance services to approximately 13 500 properties. The properties include General Needs, Intermediate Rents, Key Places / Key Workers, Leasehold & Shared Ownership, Non-Residential Properties, Residential Letting and Supporting Housing'.
It is anticipated that the Contract will require the following services to be delivered:
Communal Cleaning (including windows)
Graffiti / Fly Posting Removal
Deep Cleans
Bulk Rubbish / Fly Tipping Removal
Environmental Waste Removal
Paladin Bin Cleaning and Replacement
Litter Picking
Grass Cutting
Shrub, Rose & Hedge Maintenance
Tree Maintenance (including at height)
Weed Spraying
Pest Control
Gritting / Snow Clearance
Lamp Replacement (not at height)
Playground Equipment Maintenance
It is anticipated that the Contract will commence on or around March 2014 and that the services to be provided under it will start on or around 1.5.2014 except in relation to cleaning and grounds maintenance services in the London boroughs of Brent, Camden, Barnet and Westminster as well as in East London which are anticipated to commence in January 2015.
The Contract will be for an initial service period of 5 years (subject to satisfactory performance and break clauses) with the option for GHA to extend the contract period through one or more extensions up to a maximum of a further 5 years.
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