Award

University College Birmingham - Tender for Cleaning Services.

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Jul 2018 at 09:33

Award Notice
Tender

24 Jul 2017 at 09:41

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University College Birmingham is seeking a provider for cleaning services through a selective tender process, valued at approximately £3,000,000 over a maximum duration of five years, commencing on 1st April 2018. The procurement is currently at the award stage, with the successful supplier, Solo Service Group, announced on 27th February 2018. The cleaning services contract encompasses multiple campuses in Birmingham, with the tender period officially closing on 22nd September 2017.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses in the cleaning and facilities management sectors. Companies specialising in building-cleaning services, particularly those that can demonstrate innovative cleaning technologies or techniques, would be well suited to compete. With the contract value reflecting ongoing investment in cleaning standards, suppliers capable of providing high levels of supervision, training, and consistent service across educational settings may find this tender advantageous for business growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

University College Birmingham - Tender for Cleaning Services.

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for University College Birmingham (the Client). Full details in relation to University College Birmingham may be obtained by visiting: http://www.ucb.ac.uk The latest Ofsted report finding may be viewed at: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/70159 University College Birmingham is one of the premier Universities in the country with an international reputation for its achievements in its particular field. The College gained university status in 2008 and has gone from strength to strength with ongoing upgrading and expansion of the buildings and Estate. It currently has circa 8 000 students on role and employs 650 staff. The College's existing estate can be summarised as follows: Three main teaching sites located at Summer Row, Richmond House and McIntyre House and two residential sites located in Granville Street (The Maltings and Brindley Drive (Cambrian Halls). The current cleaning service provision has not been market tested for 5 years and to ensure best value and best practice principles are maintained the Client has decided to tender this provision. The current contract value is circa 600 000 GBP per annum. As a result of this competitive tender the Client wishes to achieve certain objectives: - Inward investment from the successful Supplier regarding hi-tech cleaning equipment - Commercially viable service - Consistency of cleanliness throughout the University College campuses - High levels of supervision and contract support across all locations - Ongoing support and training for staff as a minimum to BICSc Level 1 The contract being tendered is for three years in duration with the possibility of extending for a further two years depending on service deliverability. The contract will commence on 1.4.2018. The contract is fixed price with the Supplier invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. Any variations to the contract that are requested by the Client should be invoiced at the agreed rate and should be calculated on an hourly rate per employee needed to carry out the variation to the satisfaction of the contract supervising officer. Whilst the monthly charge will represent one-twelfth of the contract cost, a reconciliation will take place monthly to reconcile the actual hours worked within the contract. If the hours worked are less than those budgeted for a credit will be required by the Client. The Client expects that the tendered amount of hours are worked at all times and the successful Supplier is expected to have a system in place to cover for both planned and unplanned leave. Further information is provided in the procurement documents. Additional information: Interest in the selection process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number. The Selection Questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/university_college_birmingham The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 22.9.2017 (12:00). Suppliers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Selection Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. It will be the Supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this Contract Notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-076a80a5-7efd-47de-a1e2-54f2abf0c746
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4149cc3-de33-4582-b69e-6c8a453cd019
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90911200 - Building-cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jul 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Sep 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Feb 20187 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2023 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B3 1JB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOLO SERVICE GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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