FOI Request 2111

Subject: Facilities Management

Status: Complete

Date received: February 2025

Question Asked:

I would like the organisation to review my freedom of information request below, that’s focused around contract data for services around facilities management specifically around the services below:

1. Office and building cleaning - Service contract that is focused around office, commercial and building cleaning services.

2. Lift service and maintenance - Service contract for list service and maintenance.

3. Food - Service contract that is focused around catering services.

4. General waste services contracts - The organisation’s primary general waste service contract.

5. Laundry services - where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed.

1. Contract profile questionnaire for each type of contract

2. Supplier/Provider of the services

3. Total Annual Spend - The spend should only relate to each of the service contracts listed above

4. A description of the services provided under this contract please includes information if other services are included under the same contract

5. The number of sites the contract covers

6. [ONLY FOR LIFT CONTRACT] The Brand name of the type of lifts used by the organisation

7. The start date of the contract

8. The end date of the contract

9. The duration of the contract, please include information on any extensions period

10. Who, within the organisation is responsible for each of these contracts? Name, job title, contact number and email address

Our Response:

Please see our response below to your Freedom of Information Request:

1. Office and building cleaning - Service contract that is focused around office, commercial and building cleaning services.

2. Lift service and maintenance - Service contract for list service and maintenance.

3. Food - Service contract that is focused around catering services.

4. General waste services contracts - The organisation’s primary general waste service contract.

5. Laundry services - where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed. No Contract

1. Contract profile questionnaire for each type of contract

   N/A

2. Supplier/Provider of the services

   Available on In-Tend

3. Total Annual Spend - The spend should only relate to each of the service contracts listed above

   Available on cheshirefire.go.uk

4. A description of the services provided under this contract please includes information if other services are included under the same contract

   Available on In-Tend

5. The number of sites the contract covers

   One site for Catering and all Cheshire Fire sites for the other contracts

6. [ONLY FOR LIFT CONTRACT] The Brand name of the type of lifts used by the organisation

   Kone

7. The start date of the contract

   Available on In-Tend

8. The end date of the contract

   Available on In-Tend

9. The duration of the contract, please include information on any extensions period

   Available on In-Tend

10. Who, within the organisation is responsible for each of these contracts? Name, job title, contact number and email address

    Debbie Ardern Head of Facilities Operations

Contracts

If Cheshire Fire Authority have a contract in place this information is publicly available on the following public contract database, you can view by clicking the following link:

Sell2

You can search contracts by name and filter in order to see contracts for Cheshire Fire Authority only, then select a contract to view the details.

Spend

Invoices paid over £500 are published on Cheshire Fire Authority’s website each month, you can view by clicking the following link:

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - What we spend

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO