Buyer Name: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Buyer Address: An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, UKM6, IV2 5NA, United Kingdom
Contact Email: hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1463245245
Buyer Name: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Buyer Address: An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, UKM6, IV2 5NA, United Kingdom
Contact Email: hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1463245245
HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide cleaning services at a number of buildings at Inverness Campus. The contract will be let from 1 June 2026 for the initial period of 3 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Conditions, with HIE having the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months and another further period of up to 12 months following the Initial Term (i.e. the maximum contract length including the optional extension periods is 5 years). The currently envisaged budget for the the first 2 years is GBP 127,800 - GBP 182,600 (excluding VAT). The prices will remain fixed for Year 1 and 2 of the contract, thereafter a price increase mechanism may apply, as per the tender documents. The value stated in sections II.1.5 and II.2.6. refers to the estimated contract value over the maximum length of the contract (i.e. 5 years).
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Lot Description: The services required include cleaning and housekeeping, day cleaning and periodic cleaning services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: Yes
Lot 1 Options: see tender documents
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q1 Prompt Payment Standard Clause
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q2 Cyber Security
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q3 Payment of the Real Living Wage
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q4 Delivery Methodology
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q5 Management and Quality Management Methodology
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q6 Management and Delivery Team
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q7 Net Zero
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q8b Monitoring and Reporting of Community Benefits
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q9 Fair Work Practices
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