Cleaning of Common Areas at Sites owned or managed by Grand Union Housing Group

Descriptions

Grand Union Housing Group (GUHG) currently owns and manages circa 140 blocks of flats across 79 sites mainly within the Bedfordshire, South Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes areas which generate a number of on-going programmes for general cleaning services. Currently GUHG has a contract in place for undertaking this function which is outsourced and will soon be due for renewal. This Tender exercise is concerned with appointing a suitable Contractor to carry out GUHG's new 'cleaning' contract. The new contract is primarily for undertaking general cleaning activities within common areas of the Sites (blocks of flats and associated grounds) managed by GUHG including: litter picking; cleaning floors, carpets, door mats and matwells; washing down, dusting, polishing, etc. surfaces; window cleaning; and various other cleaning tasks. The above list may not be exhaustive. The services required under this contract are to be undertaken at Sites predominately located within the Bedfordshire, South Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes areas. The extent of the services to each Site will vary depending upon the communal areas requiring cleaning. The duration of the Contract will be 2 years starting April 2023. Furthermore, there is an Option to extend the duration of the Contract by up to a further 24 months. The form of Contract will be the JCT Measured Term Contract 2016. It is anticipated that the spend will be circa £100k to £120k (excluding VAT)per annum over the duration of the contract.