How to win: APX041 - Cleaning & Waste Management Services

About this contract

Apex Housing Association invites tenders from suitably experienced service providers for the delivery of cleaning and associated services across Northern Ireland. The contract includes scheduled cleaning services at the housing schemes and offices identified in the tender documents, kitchen canopy and ductwork cleaning, waste management, bin collection, and ad hoc and specialist cleaning services. Ad hoc services may be required at Apex properties throughout Northern Ireland. The successful supplier will be required to deliver the services in accordance with the Invitation to Tender, Document 2 Scope, and the other contract documents. The contract will be for an initial period of 24 months, with options for Apex to extend it for two further periods of 12 months. The maximum contract period is 48 months. The estimated annual value is approximately GBP 250,000 excluding VAT. The estimated total value is GBP 1,000,000 excluding VAT if both optional extension periods are used. These values are estimates only and Apex does not guarantee any minimum level of expenditure or work.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Apex Housing Association scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 29 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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