NICE, established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, is the executive Non Departmental Public Body responsible for providing guidance and advice to support health and social care commissioners, providers and others to make sure that the care and preventative services provided are of the best possible quality and offers the best value for money. NICE has a statutory role that encompasses the development of quality standards, advice, information and recommendations about NHS, public health and social care services. NICE provides independent, evidence-based guidance on the most effective ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease and ill health and reduce health inequalities, and operates an independent accreditation programme to validate the guidance production of external organisations.

Documents describing the methods and process employed by NICE are available from the NICE's website (available at www.nice.org.uk ).

The Estates and Facilities Manager is responsible for ensuring that the working environment is clean and safe for all NICE staff and visitors.

NICE is seeking bids through this invitation to tender to select a supplier to undertake the Office Cleaning Services of NICE premises including the additional services (listed in section 7) in Manchester (UK) for a period of 3 years from contract award.