FOI request detail

Cleaning services

Request ID: FOI-2085-2122
Date published: 14 December 2021

You asked

Dear Transport for London, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information: In July 2017, TFL awarded a £322m contract to a company called ABM Facility Services UK Limited to provide cleaning services. This contract is due to end in September 2022. (Click link for published contract award notice). 1 - Please can you confirm if TFL have commenced with a tendering process for cleaning services to replace the current ABM contract when it expires in September 2022? 2 - Please can you provide a description of the tender process (i.e open, direct award, call off from a framework, etc). 3 - Please can you provide a link to the tender notice (if the answer to question 1 is yes). 4 - Please can you confirm the number of companies that have been invited to tender (if the answer to question 1 is yes). 5 - If a new tender process hasn’t yet commenced, please can you confirm the approximate date that you expect to start the tender process for cleaning services post September 2022? If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below. Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response within 20 working days.

We answered

Our ref: FOI-2085-2122/GH

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 13 December 2021 asking for information about the procurement of cleaning services.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.
We are currently assessing the options available to us for cleaning, with a decision to be made early 2022.  No tender has been started.
If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Graham Hurt
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
 

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