Decision details

Gateway 1 - Facilities Management Contract for the Operational Estate

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Equalities, Democracy and Finance

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Provision of Facilities Management Services

Decision:

That the Cabinet Member for Equalities, Democracy and Finance;

 

1.  Approves the procurement strategy for Hard FM (Facilities Management) services (outlined in paragraphs 39 to 41) via a competitive flexible procurement process, at an estimated annual cost of £5m for a period of five years with an option to extend by a further two years, bringing the total estimated contract cost (should the extension option be implemented) to £35m.

 

2.  Approves the procurement strategy for the outsourced elements of Soft FM services (outlined in paragraphs 39 to 41) for the award of two separate contracts: (i) cleaning; and (ii) security services via a further competition process using the Fusion21 Workplace and Facilities Management Framework agreement (Lot 2 (Cleaning Services) and Lot 3 (Security Services), at an estimated combined annual cost of £5m for a period of three years with an option to extend by a further two years, bringing the total estimated cost of the two contracts (should the extension options be implemented) to £25m.

 

3.  Notes that the current Corporate Facilities Management (CFM) cleaning services will continue to be provided via the established in-house delivery model.

 

4.  Approves the extension of the existing contract with OCS (UK & I) Limited (for hard FM services only) for a variable period of up to four months from 1 October 2026 at an estimated value of £1.25m (pricing detail under review) to allow the new Hard FM services contracts referred to at paragraph 1 to be procured and mobilised and to note that the variation.

 

Publication date: 23/04/2026

Date of decision: 23/04/2026

Effective from: 01/05/2026

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