It is East Cheshire NHS Trust's intention to award a contract to the successful tenderer for the provision of the following Soft FM Services: Catering, Healthcare Cleaning, Portering, Switchboard, Security & Car Park Management/Enforcement All of the Soft FM Services operate at Macclesfield District General Hospital; some but not all of the services apply to the community sites. Following is the list of locations and the services to be provided to each location: Macclesfield District General Hospital - Catering, Healthcare Cleaning, Portering, Switchboard and Security; Congleton War Memorial Hospital - Catering, Healthcare

Cleaning, Portering and Security; Knutsford District Community Hospital -Healthcare Cleaning, Portering and Security; Handforth Health Centre - Healthcare Cleaning; Wilmslow Health Centre - Healthcare Cleaning; Sanders Square - Healthcare Cleaning; Weston Dental Clinic - Healthcare Cleaning; Poynton Clinic (Park Lane) - Healthcare Cleaning. It is the intention of the Trust

to award a 63 month firm fixed price contract which includes a 3 month mobilisation period. There is also the potential for two one year extensions in addition to this period in the future and at the option of the Trust. The Estate totals approximately 35 879m2.