Provision of Cleaning Services Arts University Bournemouth

Dorset County Council acting as agent invites tenders on behalf of the AUB for the provision of cleaning services. The Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) is a leading higher education institution with a large further education programme, passionate about its specialist subjects and dedicated both to education and the creative industries which it serves. The AUB is one of the most successful and popular higher education specialists, with an excellent national & international reputation, committed to providing the highest quality, industry-relevant creative degrees. There are over 3,500 full time students and more than 350 staff. In addition there are a further 1,500 students who attend short courses at evenings and weekends. The contract(s) is due to be awarded in October 2015 for a contract commencement date 7 January 2016. The contract will be for an initial 2 year period with provision to extend, subject to satisfactory and continually improved performance for a further 2 years in yearly increments. The potential total contract period could therefore be up to a maximum of 4 years. The AUB's policy concerning tendering is one of even-handedness and its primary objective is to achieve the best value for money in the provision of this service. In pursuing this objective, the AUB is seeking genuine competition.