How to win: OUTSOURCING OF COMMUNITY CLEANING SERVICES

About this contract

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s (CAVUHB) Capital, Estates and Facilities (CEF) Department have a requirement for the Provision of Cleaning Services to a number of their community sites. This applies to all internal areas including: • Entrances and reception areas • Offices and meeting rooms • Corridors and circulation spaces • Toilets and washrooms • Kitchens and staff rest areas • Clinical/non-clinical areas • Stairwells and lifts • Storage rooms The key services required are: • Routine daily cleaning services • Touchpoint cleaning e.g door handles, push plates, handrails • Waste collection, with waste to be collected in appropriate bags in accordance with waste segregation regulations. • Floor maintenance programmes • Internal glass and partition cleaning

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Cardiff and Vale University Health Board scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £900,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 5 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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