Original Tender Description
The University of Essex wishes to establish a new framework agreement for periodic contract
cleaning across three lots that will ensure that the University has access to a number of
experienced, capable and good value cleaning contractors to meet the cleaning needs that
arise at various points during the academic year. Details of individual lots are as follows;
Lot 1: Summer Period (July & September): Following end of tenancy move out of
undergraduate students (July) and postgraduate students (September). Deep cleaning to
bedrooms with and without ensuite bathrooms and scheduled “sparkle” cleaning to
communal areas; consisting of shared bathrooms, communal kitchens, foyers, lobby’s,
stairwells and corridors.
Lot 2: Summer Period (July – August): Regular service cleaning to residential areas during
Event Essex conference period alongside our in-house cleaning team. Bidders may be
required to provide additional staff for the last week of September.
Lot 3: Termly office cleaning in academic and administrative areas three times per academic
year (December, April & August). Please note the current academic year runs from
September 2022 to August 2023, therefore call off order no.1 for lot 3 will be for August
2023 only. Bidders to note that there is a maximum period of 4 weeks to complete this work,
there is no minimum period.