# Soft FM Services

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED](/buyers/bip-solutions-limited/contract-awards)
- Published: 4 January 2023
- Planned start: 1 July 2016
- Planned end: 30 June 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8b5a8416-27e7-4a7f-b998-3e9fa044b463-602833
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d5a6f6a4-2157-433f-b5b2-3b9b166fd5a3

## Description

Modification Notice Original description: This contract is for the cleaning, grounds maintenance, logistical support and pest control within this contract for The Natural History Museum estate\. Soft FM Services includes the following services: - Cleaning; - Grounds Maintenance; - Integrated Pest Management and Rodent Control; - Logistical Support; - Waste Management; - Management of Health and Safety\. Description of the modifications The Museum has extended its contract for Soft FM Services for a period of two years beyond the period advertised in the original OJEU notice, to expire on 30 June 2025\. Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor: Technical reasons and significant inconvenience: Significant uncertainty regarding future requirements for FM services across the estate, in particular the Museum's planned new science and digitisation centre, means that approaching the market at this time would present significant risks\. The Museum also plans to deliver significant projects in the coming period, most notably its Urban Nature Project and its new science and digitisation centre with significant impact on workloads and resourcing

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b5a8416-27e7-4a7f-b998-3e9fa044b463-602833)