Two Year Common Close Cleaning Contract with Optional 1+1+1 Year Annual Extensions up to a maximum contract duration of Five Years

The Contract applies to tenement stairs, common close and deck access cleaning to closes belonging to Paisley Housing Association within Foxbar, South, Town Centre & West End areas of Paisley, Renfrewshire. (See tender Document 1 ‘Property Address List’). The Contract term will be for an initial two year period with optional annual 1 year + 1 year + 1 Year extensions up to a maximum contract duration of five years overall.

The decision to award the contract extensions will be at the discretion of Paisley Housing Association and will be on the basis of one year increments. Bidders should note that the list of properties and scope of works required to be carried out may increase or decrease during the contract period. Bidders are also advised that Paisley Housing Association may extend the Contract to additional locations throughout Foxbar, South, Town Centre & West End areas of Paisley to take account of any changes to requirements or new stock acquired during the Contract.

This service will commence on 1st April 2024 and will be provided on a weekly basis, unless otherwise stated within the close cleaning schedule specification (refer Tender Document 2 ‘Close Cleaning Specification’).

SPD (Scotland) document v1.3_0, Part IV Section C 'Technical and Professional Ability' will be scored on a pass or fail basis using the following scoring methodology;

0 - Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. A Tenderer which scores ‘0 –

Unacceptable’ against any question will be disqualified.

1 - Poor - Response is partially relevant and poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains

insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.

2 - Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details

on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.

3 - Good - Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details

on how the requirements will be fulfilled.

4 – Very Good - Response is largely relevant and very good. The response demonstrates a very good understanding of the requirements and

provides adequate details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.

5 - Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.

A Tenderer will be required to achieve a minimum score of 2 against each Question within Part C, i.e. a score of 2 or greater shall represent a Pass whereas a score of 1 or lower will represent a Fail. Paisley Housing Association will disregard, and not evaluate the remainder of

a Tenderers bid should the Tenderer fail to achieve the minimum score of 2 (a Pass) against any of the Questions included with Part C