Internal Cleaning

Descriptions

Invitation to Tender for a 3 year Internal Cleaning Contract for Broadstairs & St Peter's Town Council Broadstairs & St Peter's Town Council wishes to offer a three year contract (1st January 2026 to 31st December 2028) to a supplier who will provide the cleaning for Pierremont Hall, Broadstairs. 1. The Contract is for the internal cleaning of the communal areas, toilets, kitchens and bookable event spaces, Pierremont Hall, Pierremont Avenue, Broadstairs, CT10 1JX. 2. Cleaning areas to include: Ground Floor- Kitchen, communal hallway and staircase, Council Chamber, two unisex toilets and one accessible toilet. First Floor- Hallway and stairs, kitchenette, ladies' toilets- three cubicles, men's toilets- one cubicle and one urinal, Mayors Parlour meeting room. Second Floor- Hall, landing and one unisex toilet. Music Room and one unisex toilet. 3. Cleaning schedule for areas as per annex 2. 4. All internal doors to have door wedges removed & doors to be closed after cleaning completed. 5. A cleaning cupboard will be provided to the contractor. The contractor to provide their own cleaning solutions and equipment, including vacuum cleaner, cloths and mops etc. but hand soap and toilet rolls will be provided. 6. Parking is available during the period of cleaning. The times of daily cleaning can be flexible, but the Council Chamber, downstairs kitchen and Mayor's Parlour meeting room and Music Room must be cleaned before 10am each day. 7. The contractor shall be liable for and shall indemnify the Council against loss, liability, claim or proceedings in respect of any injury or damage whatsoever to any property real or personal in so far as such injury or damage arises out of any negligence, omission or default of the Contractor, their employees or agents employed by them. A certificate of public liability insurance should be submitted with the tender bid. 8. Following award, the successful Tenderer shall not sub-contract or sub-let all or any part of the contract without the consent of the Council. The Successful Tenderer shall remain wholly responsible for the contract. 9. Tenderers must ensure that all information provided within their tender submission is accurate. The inclusion of information which is found to be false or misleading will result in the tender being rejected. Furthermore, in the event that false or misleading information comes to light after the award of the contract, this may result in termination of the contract. 10. The Council is subject to the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Tenderers should be aware that the information provided in the completed tender and contractual documents could be disclosed in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act. We will proceed on the basis of disclosure unless an appropriate exemption applies. No information provided by tenderers will be accepted "in confidence" and the Council will accept no liability for loss as a result of any information disclosed in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 11. The tenderer shall not unlawfully discriminate within the meaning and scope of the provisions of the Race Relations (NI) Order 1997, Sex Discrimination (NI) Order 1976 (as amended), Fair Employment and Treatment (NI) Order 1998 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that all employees or agents of the tenderer employed in the execution of the contract do not unlawfully discriminate. 12. The Council requires that all organisations who submit tenders comply in full with the requirements of the Bribery Act 2010.