Provision of Building Cleaning Services at Portsmouth International Port - 2017

Portsmouth City Council (the 'Council') is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified cleaning contractors for the delivery of building cleaning services at Portsmouth International Port (the 'Port') and specifically in respect of the following facilities: o Terminal Building - 2,845 sq mtrs, reactive and scheduled cleaning throughout the day and evening. o Port Offices - 561.3 sq mtrs, scheduled cleaning o Freight Gates - 54.76 sq mtrs, scheduled cleaning o Port Operations Building - 74.57 sq mtrs, scheduled cleaning o Statutory Bodies Building - 151.04 sq mtrs, scheduled cleaning o Various External Buildings - 171.45 sq mtrs, scheduled cleaning o Pilots Office, Camber Quay, Old Portsmouth - 33.15 sq mtrs, scheduled cleaning Interested parties must have proven experience of both supplying services on a term basis in high footfall, high profile environments and in providing reactive intensive services in response to short notice emergency situations. Interested parties must also be able to demonstrate possession of the following key attributes: o A commitment to driving improvements and efficiencies on a whole life cost basis for the duration of the contract, whilst maintaining high standards of delivery o A flexible, innovative approach to managing significant short and long term changes and responding to budgetary pressures through the life of the contract o A commitment to open partnership working o A commitment to investing in staff on an ongoing basis o A focus on health & safety The contract will commence on 1 October 2017 and will run for an initial base term of 5 years extendable in increments to be agreed to a maximum total term of 10 years.

The Council will also consider variant bids based upon a longer base term where significant investment in plant & equipment can be demonstrated. The estimated value of the contract is approx. ?230k per annum.

The Council is keen to encourage innovation and will allow variant options against its base reference specification in respect of work methods, schedules, equipment, materials, etc. The Council is also interested in entering into a mutually incentivised arrangement with the successful contractor whereby both parties are able to gain from improvements made over the term of the contract. Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Provision of Building Cleaning Services at Portsmouth International Port.

The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.