Cleaning & Associated Services
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Darebin City Council invites expressions of interest (EOIs) for CT20267 for the provision of Cleaning and Associated Services, in accordance with this Request for Expressions of Interest. Purpose The purpose of this EOI is to identify suitably experienced, capable and appropriately resourced service providers that have the capacity to deliver the required cleaning and associated services and may be invited to participate in a subsequent Request for Tender process. Scope Provision of cleaning and associated services for Darebin City Council Contractor Requirements Suitably experienced, capable and appropriately resourced to deliver the required cleaning and associated services Instructions to Tenderers If you are having issues downloading the RFT documents or lodging your submission, please contact Procurement at Darebin City Council on: tenders@darebin.vic.gov.au If you have any system errors or online issues with the (Open Windows) eTenderBox, please contact support@openwindows.com.au Enquiries Name: Tenders Team Email: tenders@darebin.vic.gov.au
How to respond to this tender
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Read the requirements in full
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Confirm you are eligible and it is worth bidding
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Answer every criterion with evidence
Respond to each evaluation criterion directly and back your claims with concrete examples, referees, and past performance. Address the buyer’s stated need, not a generic capability statement.
Lodge early through the official portal
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