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DFE – Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) – Provision of Cleaning Services

Department for Economy - Belfast Metropolitan College · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 07:36.

Opportunity overview

Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) is the largest and longest established Further and Higher Education College in Northern Ireland. BMC offer a broad range of innovative, high quality, economically relevant provision. The modern award-winning estate spans the length and breadth of the city of Belfast and comprises four main campuses – Titanic Quarter, Millfield, Springvale and Castlereagh as well as a range of smaller outreach centres, including the new community hub at Girdwood. BMC attract over 12,000 learners per year and continually adapt and develop the curriculum to keep pace with shifting economic and skills demands. In addition to equipping the city of Belfast and beyond with the skills for work, BMC is a £75million business. BMC provide employment to over 1,000 people and procure in the region of £7 million of goods and services per year. The Supplier shall provide cleaning services in compliance with this specification and the relevant regulations to Castlereagh, Springvale and Titanic Quarter campuses effective from contract commencement. A Cleaning service in compliance with the specification and all relevant regulations will be required at the Millfield Campus commencing 1st September 2027.

Classification

  • CPV79993000 — Building and facilities management services
  • CPV79993100 — Facilities management services
  • CPV90900000 — Cleaning and sanitation services
  • CPV90911200 — Building-cleaning services
  • CPV90919200 — Office cleaning services
  • CPV98341110 — Housekeeping services
  • CPV98341130 — Janitorial services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.5m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ID 6212001
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Has Recurrence
Yes
Published risks
Exclusions If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
29 Jun 2026, 15:00

Enquiry period

Ends
19 Jun 2026, 15:00

Expected award period

Ends
3 Aug 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Mar 2033, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice For ANI clients insert: For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice [DN: Additional draft wording for consideration] Contract Value The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
2,940,000
Amount
2,450,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
40 percent quality and 60 percent cost.

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
AC1 - Service Delivery
Description
16 percent
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
AC2 - Implementation of Services
Description
6 percent
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
AC3 - Performance Monitoring and Contract Management
Description
8 percent
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
AC4 - Social Value
Description
10 percent
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
AC5 - Fair Working Practices
Description
Pass/Fail Criterion
Criterion 6
Type
cost
Name
AC6 - Price/Cost
Description
60 percent

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per Tender documentation.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As per Tender documentation.

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Optional extensions of 2 x 24 months.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79993000
Description
Building and facilities management services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79993100
Description
Facilities management services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
90919200
Description
Office cleaning services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
90911200
Description
Building-cleaning services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
90900000
Description
Cleaning and sanitation services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
98341130
Description
Janitorial services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
98341110
Description
Housekeeping services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
050933-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 May 2026, 15:25
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Economy - Belfast Metropolitan College
Id
GB-PPON-PPTX-8572-NYCV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPTX-8572-NYCV

Address

Street Address
SSC Building, Springvale Campus, 400 Springfield Road
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT12 7DU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT12 7DU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 050933-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·