South Lanarkshire Council's Housing and Technical Resources, Building Services require to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to provide specialist house cleaning, clearance and disposal services within properties throughout South Lanarkshire. The Contractor will be required to deliver a responsive and professional service to address a range of circumstances, including properties affected by trauma incidents, hoarding, abandonment, tenancy changes and environmental neglect. Services shall be carried out in accordance with all relevant legislation, health and safety requirements and waste disposal regulations. The scope of the services include, but is not limited to:- - Full property clearance, cleaning and disinfection services, including the removal, transportation and lawful disposal of furniture, household contents and general waste. - General cleaning services to bring properties to an acceptable standard for occupation, inspection for handover. - Specialist cleaning, sanitisation and decontamination involving the removal and safe disposal of body fluids, biological matter and other hazardous materials. - Garden clearance services, including the removal and disposal of green waste, fly-tipped materials, general waste and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) where required. The Contractor shall provide all necessary labour, vehicles, equipment, consumables and disposal arrangements necessary to deliver the services in a safe, efficient and environmentally responsible manner.

This contract will be awarded via the Open Tender procedure based on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria under regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 which enables the Council to take account of criteria that reflect qualitative technical aspects of the tender submission as well as price when reaching an awarding decision.