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Soft Market Test: The provision and maintenance of blinds and curtains across the entire Corporate Estate at Cambridgeshire County Council

Details

Topic
Curtains, drapes, valances and textile blinds
Published
20 May 2024

Tender description

Cambridgeshire County Council are looking for experienced service providers with extensive detailed knowledge to undertake the provision of a blinds and curtains installation and maintenance contract at all CCC buildings across Cambridgeshire. We would like to gain information from the market around suitability, specification scope, as well as identifying the best route to market. Please read the attached document and if you feel that your organisation is able to contribute to this exercise please complete the questionnaire at the end of the document and return, via email to procurementandcommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk by Friday 7th June 2024.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published20 May 2024
    Current notice

About the buyer

Cambridgeshire County Council buys as a local authority for Cambridgeshire, with a dedicated procurement and commercial team supporting suppliers. Most tenders are published through ProContract, the council's electronic procurement system. Larger procurements also appear nationally on Find a Tender, the government's procurement portal. Health related contracts are commissioned through the Provider Selection Regime instead. The children's commissioning team runs dynamic purchasing systems for external placements, home and community support and supported accommodation for young people. A separate dynamic purchasing system covers education and social care transport, from minibuses to taxis.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Cambridgeshire County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 39515000 · Curtains, drapes, valances and textile blinds

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