The City of London Corporation (contracting as the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London) and the City of London Police, as the Authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement for provision of Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) services, for use by UK public sector bodies. IFM is the consolidation of Facility Management (FM) services under a single supplier including hard and soft FM services bringing efficiencies in contract management, supply chain, project management and collaborative planning. The Framework will be divided into six Lots reflecting property groups: - Lot 1 - Corporate Property - Lot 2 - Commercial Property - Lot 3 - Performing Arts Venues - Lot 4 - Heritage property / Mixed Use (including Office Space, Events, & Archives) - Lot 5 - Schools - Lot 6 - Police and Courts By dividing property groups into six Lots which reflect the customer and clients' requirements, tailored service delivery models can be delivered in an integrated manner to provide FM services with differing objectives and drivers based on clients' needs and contract specifications which are adapted to meet these differing and unique requirements. Suppliers can submit proposals to be shortlisted for Lots without restriction (i.e. suppliers can propose to be shortlisted for all six Lots). However to be shortlisted suppliers will need to demonstrate their skill and experience in delivering services relevant to the customer requirements for each Lot. It will be open to all public sector bodies to use the Framework to undertake further competitions and award IFM contracts. Additional information: If the City of London decides to enter into a Framework Contract with the successful Bidder, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of Bidders. Any orders placed under this Framework Contract will form a separate contract under the scope of this Framework between the City of London or Awarding Body and the Service Provider. The City of London or Awarding Bodies utilising the Framework reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the Contract. In the event that there is a challenge to the Competition and such a challenge is confined to any one particular Lot, the Authority reserves the right to the extent that it is lawful to do so, to conclude a Framework Contract with the successful Service Providers in respect of the Lot(s) that has (have) not been so challenged.