Provision of Window and Glazing Cleaning

Organisation

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB

Lot 2 comprises of all Educational establishments maintained by the Councils Facility Support Services on behalf of the Councils Education, Skills and Youth Employment Services. Requirements within this lot include Nursery Schools, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Additional Support Needs Schools. These will consist of one internal and one external clean per annum per school of all external windows. In the main, Primary schools require to be scheduled within term time and access times would be typically between 7.00am and 4.00pm. There are currently 19 campuses within this lot that are Public Private Partnership (PPP) buildings. 17 of these schools are owned by TSNL (Transform School North Lanarkshire) and they subcontract Facilities management to Equans and as a result, the Contractor may have to undergo a separate vetting process in order to undertake work at PPP schools. There are an additional 2 high schools which are owned by DBMF co who subcontract Facilities management to OCS. Frequency is two internal and two external cleans per annum per campus of all external windows. PPP Schools require window and glazing cleaning to be conducted during school holidays only with Primary schools within PPP to be scheduled for Easter and October and Secondary schools scheduled for summer break and Christmas Break. RAMS must be provided prior to accessing to any PPP Schools. Hub southwest All other schools require internal cleaning to be completed by 8.45am and external cleaning to be completed out with intervals at all schools and period changes within High Schools. A number of buildings within this lot will require specialist access techniques to be utilised due to design features to undertake and complete requirements. As a result, the Contractor may be required to undertake works via specialist access methods such as: long water fed poles, Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, self-propelled booms, cradles and rope access. Under no circumstances will any roof access be allowed to enable window cleaning for this lot. 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 3 comprises of all Residential and Care Establishments. Requirements within this lot include Sheltered Housing Complexes, Care Homes, Day Care Centres and any other Care Facility the Council operates. A number of buildings within this lot will require specialist access techniques to be utilised due to design features to undertake and complete requirements. As a result, the Contractor may be required to undertake works via specialist access methods such as: long water fed poles, Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, self-propelled booms, cradles and rope access. 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 comprises of buildings and property that allows the Council to undertake its daily operational business as well as facilities utilised by the general public. Requirements within this lot include but are not limited to, small single storey buildings to large office complexes up to 10 storeys, depots and warehouses, leisure centres, libraries and halls. This lot also contains a number of specialist structures that require glazing to be cleaned due to their specialist design features. A number of buildings within this lot will/may require specialist access techniques to be utilised due to design features to undertake and complete requirements. As a result, the Contractor may be required to undertake works via specialist access methods such as: long water fed poles, Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, self-propelled booms, cradles and rope access. 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.

63

total contracts

£264.1m

total value

£12,578,552

average contract size