DFE – Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) – Provision of Cleaning Services
Estimated value
£2.5m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
29 May 2026
Description
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.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 6212001
- Total value
- £2,450,000 excluding VAT£2,940,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2029Possible extension to 31 Oct 2033
Optional extensions of 2 x 24 months.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79993000799931009091920090911200909000009834113098341110
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC1 - Service Delivery | 16 percent | quality | — |
| AC2 - Implementation of Services | 6 percent | quality | — |
| AC3 - Performance Monitoring and Contract Management | 8 percent | quality | — |
| AC4 - Social Value | 10 percent | quality | — |
| AC5 - Fair Working Practices | Pass/Fail Criterion | quality | — |
| AC6 - Price/Cost | 60 percent | cost | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As per Tender documentation.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- 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
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure