OGP to put in place large-scale commercial cleaning services framework for the public sector
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Ó: An Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí, Seachadta ar an bPlean Forbartha Náisiúnta, agus Athchóirithe
- Foilsithe: 22 Feabhra 2016
- An t-eolas is déanaí: 20 Nollaig 2018
The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has launched a tendering competition to put a supplier framework in place for commercial cleaning services.
The framework, which is estimated to be valued at up to €50 million per year, will be available for use by public bodies in the central government and education sectors as well as An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service and the Department of Justice.
The framework will only be available for use by public bodies that had a total cleaning services spend over the last two years of more than €135,000. This means that smaller cleaning contracts are not in scope.
In advance of publishing this tender, the OGP undertook market engagement with the industry by way of a published Request for Information (RFI).
This pre-tender engagement helped to shape the structure and inform the scope of the competition.
Cleaning firms were encouraged to share their experiences of previous public sector procurement competitions, and their views on barriers to competition and participation. The OGP received feedback from a broad range of firms with an interest in delivering cleaning services to the public sector.
In structuring this tender process the Office of Government Procurement built in a range of measures to encourage participation by SMEs including breaking the competition down into 9 smaller lots by sector and value, with turnover requirements proportionate to each value lot.
Speaking about the competition, Paul Quinn, Government Chief Procurement Officer and CEO of the Office of Government Procurement, said:
“This is the first time that a national approach to commercial cleaning services for the public sector has been adopted. With this approach, the public sector will have access to a centralised arrangement put in place by procurement specialists in an open, fair and competitive way.
"The approach of breaking up this framework into smaller lots – based on sector and size of contract – actively encourages SME participation in the competition and matches public sector needs to the capacity and capability of the market place.
"I would urge all businesses to ensure that they are registered on eTenders and that they keep their details up-to-date. If they set up their business alerts correctly on this website they will be alerted every time there is an opportunity for them.”
Further details, including the closing date for receipt of tenders, are available on www.etenders.gov.ie .
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Note to editor
The Office of Government Procurement, which commenced sourcing operations in 2014, has a remit to deliver sustainable savings for the taxpayer – through centralising procurement across the public service and encouraging SMEs to fully engage in public procurement.
The public sector bodies who will be able to avail of this framework for contract values in excess of €135,000 are as follows:
- ministers of the government of Ireland, central government departments, offices and non-commercial agencies and organisations which have a formal reporting and legal relationship to central government departments.=
- contracting authorities which are third level education institutions (including universities and institutes of technology), Educational Training Boards (ETBs) and ETB schools and primary, post-primary, special and secondary schools as well as ETBs acting on behalf of schools, groups and clusters of schools in centres
- an Garda Síochána
- the Irish Prison Service
- the Defence Forces
- this framework agreement will be for an initial term of two years with the possibility of a maximum of two 12 month extensions
The framework agreement is divided into 9 lots based on sector and value.
The following are the CPV codes that suppliers should use on to set up business alerts on www.etenders.gov.ie for this tender competition:
90910000-9 – Cleaning Services
90919200-4 Office cleaning services
90919300-5 School cleaning services
90911200-8 Building-cleaning services