Framework Agreement for Communal Stair Cleaning

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for cleaning services within Edinburgh housing blocks. This Framework Agreement will provide comprehensive cleaning services across approximately 2,877 housing blocks and offer emergency and bespoke cleaning for larger blocks.

The City of Edinburgh Council intends to establish a Framework Agreement for cleaning services within Edinburgh housing blocks. This Framework Agreement will provide comprehensive cleaning services across approximately 2,877 housing blocks and offer emergency and bespoke cleaning for larger blocks. Services under this Framework Agreement will include regular maintenance cleans—such as sweeping, mopping, and dusting—on a daily, weekly, or bi-weekly basis, along with specialised tasks such as deep cleaning, hazard cleaning, sanitisation/disinfection, emergency responses, post-construction cleaning, and event clean-up.

It is a mandatory requirement of this Framework Agreement that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled.