Cleaning Services/PIN/EST/2024
Details
- Buyer
- The Open University
- Topic
- Building-cleaning services
- Published
- 25 November 2024
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
This is a prior information notice to inform the market of the intention by The OU to procure Cleaning Services and commence early market engagement. The OU would like to hear from Cleaning Suppliers, willing to participate in an early market engagement exercise. The purpose of this notice is to:- understand industry developments;-- assist the OU in drafting requirements for the future procurement opportunity- gauge the level of interest in the project from the market. Suppliers are invited to complete and submit the Request for Information Questionnaire on In-Tend as provided in the contact details above. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity/ Lot 1: The Open University will soon be embarking on a competitive tender for its cleaning services, during the early part of 2025. The University has locations across the four nations including Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Manchester, Nottingham, Wellingborough (warehouse), and its head office Walton Hall which is in Milton Keynes.. Cleaning service includes the provision of general cleaning across all locations, as well as internal and external window cleaning and signage. The contract shall commence on the 1st September 2025Suppliers are requested to respond to this PIN via The Open University's e-tendering website, In-Tend (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity/). Suppliers should complete and return the Request for Information Questionnaire by no later than 12 Noon on Monday 9th December 2024. Further details are provided in RFI documentation In-Tend.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published25 November 2024Current notice
About the buyer
The Open University is a higher education provider that runs procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 through its own procurement service. Tender opportunities are advertised on Find a Tender and managed through the university's Intend e-tendering portal. Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium membership gives access to a shared framework used across UK universities. Lower-value purchases can go through a Direct Request for Quote instead of a full tender. A business team advises organisations on the most suitable procurement route before a contract begins. Purchase orders and supplier invoices route through the SAP Ariba Business Network.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of The Open University's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and education and training.
Relevant CPV codes
- 90911200 · Building-cleaning services
- 90911300 · Window-cleaning services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-open-university.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-open-university.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-open-university.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-open-university.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-open-university.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-open-university.gov |
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