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Tender Details Access this Tender Public Toilet, BBQ, Picnic Tables and Rubbish Bin Surrounds Cleaning Contract - Multiple Locations Business Name City of Clarence VP Reference # VP509719 Buyers Reference # T1630-26 Opens Saturday 16 May 2026 (Tasmania Standard Time) Closes Thursday 11 June 2026 03:00 PM (Tasmania Standard Time) Supplier query cut-off Thursday 04 June 2026 03:00 PM (Tasmania Standard Time) Expected decision Thursday 02 July 2026 (Tasmania Standard Time) Buyer Details Business Name City of Clarence Location 38 Bligh St Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018 Australia WebSite: https://www.ccc.tas.gov.au/ Business Info Clarence City Council (or City of Clarence) is a local government body in Tasmania, and one of the five municipalities that constitutes the Greater Hobart Area. The Clarence local government area has a population of 56,945, covering the eastern shore of the Derwent River from Otago to the South Arm Peninsula and the smaller localities of Cambridge, Richmond, and Seven Mile Beach. The administrative centre and main commercial district of Clarence is Rosny Park, approximately 5 kilometres from the CBD of Hobart. Bellerive Oval lies immediately to the south, and the Hobart International Airport is located further north-west along the Tasman Highway. Contact Name Rebecca-Ann Riseley Position: Procurement Officer Primary phone: 6217 9767 Mobile phone: None Provided Fax number: None Provided Email: rriseley@ccc.tas.gov.au What the buyer is requesting Details Clarence City Council invites Tenders from Tenderers for the cleaning of public toilets, picnic tables, BBQs and rubbish bin surrounds throughout the City of Clarence. Clarence City Council maintains 32 public toilet sites, 21 picnic table sites, 18 public BBQ sites and approximately 238 rubbish bin surrounds. This tender pertains to the cleaning of each site. Submissions and questions received through email will not be accepted. All communication is to be through Vendor Panel only. PRE-TENDER SITE MEETING A pre-tender site meeting will not be carried out. All locations are publicly accessible and are available for viewing should potential respondents require. A photo package has been compiled and supplied for each public toilet. Council staff are available to answer any questions posed through Vendor Panel relating to the facilities. CLOSE OF TENDER 3pm, Thursday 11 June 2026 LATE TENDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Attachments to this Request Documents 38 Supplier lists selected Lists Cleaning Services, Equip, Supplies Categories selected Categories Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies 1: Commercial Cleaning Regions of Service Locations Tasmania 1: Greater Hobart 2: Southern All Regions of Service locations are within Australia. Information requested by others 19/May/2026 01:32 PM Question : The pricing schedule excel has errors . The Sheet 1-Total Lump Sum is not adding up the (Amount per annum) from the other tabs/sheets Answered on 19/May/2026 01:48 PM : Good Afternoon, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The spreadsheet has now been corrected. 29/May/2026 10:19 AM Question : Good morning, Just want to confirm there is no current contract in place for sanitation bins and the succesful contractor has to supply the sanitation bins and charge per service ? Answered on 01/Jun/2026 10:44 AM : Good Morning, The current contract for cleaning of the public toilets, picnic tables and BBQ's includes the supply and service of sanitary bins. This new contract will operate in the same manner with the new contractor supplying and servicing the new sanitary bins. 29/May/2026 01:21 PM Question : Hi team, As per the scope of works for all Toilet must be serviced between midnight and 8am and the picnic tables and BBQ's are list as in close proximity and should be cleaned at the same time. Can these times be changed to during daylight hours 7.30am -5.30pm with consideration given to the toilets that need an additional service daily. A change to this time will provide a far better outcome and improved safety for our staff if successful. Could you please confirm this change. Regards, Mark Chiswell Command51 0472 760 714. Answered on 01/Jun/2026 11:02 AM : Good Morning, At this stage council will not be amending the cleaning times listed in the contract to this extent. This is due to a number of factors including but not limited to: - General public expectations - increased risk during daylight hours when driving in parks/reserves - Increased costs/time related delays when toilets/tables/BBQ's are more heavily utilised in daylight hours Updates made to this Request 19/May/2026 01:46 PM Please note: The following attachment has been recently added. 1. Added: Attachment 2 - Pricing Schedule - Public Toilets.xlsx Please consider this attachment when responding. What the buyer is requesting: Details: Clarence City Council invites Tenders from Tenderers for the cleaning of public toilets, picnic tables, BBQs and rubbish bin surrounds throughout the City of Clarence. Clarence City Council maintains 32 public toilet sites, 21 picnic table sites, 18 public BBQ sites and approximately 238 rubbish bin surrounds. This tender pertains to the cleaning of each site. Submissions and questions received through email will not be accepted. All communication is to be through Vendor Panel only. PRE-TENDER SITE MEETING A pre-tender site meeting will not be carried out. All locations are publicly accessible and are available for viewing should potential respondents require. A photo package has been compiled and supplied for each public toilet. Council staff are available to answer any questions posed through Vendor Panel relating to the facilities. CLOSE OF TENDER 3pm, Thursday 11 June 2026 LATE TENDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Supplier lists selected: Lists: Cleaning Services, Equip, Supplies Categories selected: Categories: Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies 1: Commercial Cleaning Regions of Service: Locations: Tasmania 1: Greater Hobart 2: Southern All Regions of Service locations are within Australia. Information requested by others: 19/May/2026 01:32 PM: Question : The pricing schedule excel has errors . The Sheet 1-Total Lump Sum is not adding up the (Amount per annum) from the other tabs/sheets Answered on 19/May/2026 01:48 PM : Good Afternoon, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The spreadsheet has now been corrected. 29/May/2026 10:19 AM: Question : Good morning, Just want to confirm there is no current contract in place for sanitation bins and the succesful contractor has to supply the sanitation bins and charge per service ? Answered on 01/Jun/2026 10:44 AM : Good Morning, The current contract for cleaning of the public toilets, picnic tables and BBQ's includes the supply and service of sanitary bins. This new contract will operate in the same manner with the new contractor supplying and servicing the new sanitary bins. 29/May/2026 01:21 PM: Question : Hi team, As per the scope of works for all Toilet must be serviced between midnight and 8am and the picnic tables and BBQ's are list as in close proximity and should be cleaned at the same time. Can these times be changed to during daylight hours 7.30am -5.30pm with consideration given to the toilets that need an additional service daily. A change to this time will provide a far better outcome and improved safety for our staff if successful. Could you please confirm this change. Regards, Mark Chiswell Command51 0472 760 714. Answered on 01/Jun/2026 11:02 AM : Good Morning, At this stage council will not be amending the cleaning times listed in the contract to this extent. This is due to a number of factors including but not limited to: - General public expectations - increased risk during daylight hours when driving in parks/reserves - Increased costs/time related delays when toilets/tables/BBQ's are more heavily utilised in daylight hours Attachments to this Request: Documents: 38
A strong tender response is clear, compliant, and backed by evidence. These steps apply to most Australian and New Zealand public tenders.
Open the official listing and download the full tender pack. Note the response schedules, evaluation criteria, mandatory conditions, and the exact closing time and lodgement method.
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