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<p>Cleaning services in buildings managed by the department and its executive agencies
are undertaken by outsourced providers, OCS and Sodexo, as part of large facilities
management service contracts.</p><p>Cleaning services to the department’s headquarters
based in 2 Marsham Street are provided under a contract managed by the Home Office.</p><p>A
list of all services delivered by third party contractors to the Department is not
held in a centralised location, the information requested could only be obtained at
disproportionate cost. Since January 2011, details of central government contracts
above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published
prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>. Those published after 26
February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search"
target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p>Rates
of pay for people working for third party contractors are determined by their respective
employers and not held by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
All outsourced providers are required to pay as a minimum, either the National Minimum
Wage or the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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