How to win: Sanctuary Care – Window Cleaning and Gutter Cleaning/Clearance Services

About this contract

Sanctuary Care is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) with prospective suppliers and other interested organisations operating within the window cleaning and gutter cleaning services market. This engagement will help inform the procurement strategy and future contracting approach for potential outsourced service contracts. Sanctuary Care operates 108 not-for-profit care homes across England and Scotland and has provided residential, nursing, dementia, palliative and respite care for more than 25 years. The requirement is expected to include the provision of planned and, where required, reactive external & internal window cleaning as well as gutter clearing across Care Homes. The scope is expected to include: • external window cleaning, including glass surfaces, frames and sills; • internal window cleaning within communal areas, where required; • cleaning of conservatories and other relevant glazed areas, where applicable; • planned gutter cleaning and clearance, including the removal of leaves, moss, silt, vegetation and other debris; • cleaning and clearance of downpipes and hopper heads and the removal of blockages to restore the free flow of rainwater; • visual inspec

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — SANCTUARY CARE LIMITED scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
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