FOI Request 2273

Subject: Cleaning and Soft Facilities Management Services

Status: Complete

Date received: December 2025


Question Asked:

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your organisation’s current cleaning and soft facilities management (FM) services.

Please provide the following:

1. Current Contract Information

  • The name(s) of the supplier(s) delivering cleaning and/or soft FM services.

  • A description of the services included (e.g., cleaning, waste, grounds maintenance, washroom services, pest control, etc.).

  • Contract start date, end date, and any extension options.

  • The total annual contract value (or estimated value if exact figures are not held).

  • Contact details of the person responsible for the contract.

2. Upcoming Opportunities

  • Details of any planned re-procurement or market engagement for cleaning or soft FM services within the next 24-36 months.

  • Any published procurement timetables, PIN notices, or soft market testing documents.

3. Additional Information

  • The name or job title of the internal contact responsible for estates/FM contract oversight (not personal details beyond what is permissible under FOIA Section 40).


Our Response:

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

Contracts

If Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service 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

Head of Estates is Paul Cook - Paul.Cook@cheshirefire.gov.uk

There is currently a procurement exercise taking place for cleaning services, this is a further competition under a YPO framework. I’m not aware of any others at the moment but any Open opportunities will be published to Find a Tender.


Outcome: Referred to Website

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO

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Last updated: Tuesday, 27 January 2026


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