Tender

Beaumont School and Verulam School - Tender for Cleaning Services

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

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17 Oct 2019 at 16:53

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is seeking to appoint a supplier for cleaning services at Beaumont School and Verulam School, located in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The tender is currently in the planning stage, with a closing date for the Selection Questionnaire set for 13th November 2019 at 12:00. Beaumont School, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, has approximately 1,379 students, while Verulam School accommodates around 1,100 students. The contracts are set to commence on 1st April 2020, with Beaumont School's contract running for three years and Verulam School for 21 months, both with options for extensions. This procurement, with a total value of £1,016,296, falls under the category of school cleaning services and follows a selective procurement method.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in cleaning services, particularly those with a strong commitment to innovative cleaning methods and maintaining high standards. Suppliers who can demonstrate the capacity for thorough contract management and who possess experience in educational environments will be particularly well-suited to compete. As the successful supplier will be expected to maintain cleanliness to BICSc standards and enhance productivity, companies that can provide unique solutions and effective cleaning technologies may find significant advantages in this procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Beaumont School and Verulam School - Tender for Cleaning Services

Notice Description

The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for at Beaumont School and Verulam School. Beaumont School is located in St Albans, Hertfordshire and is an 11-18, mixed, community school rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The school currently has 1 379 students and is growing due to an additional form entry from September 2018 (7 form entry) and the phased construction of a new science block (due to be fully occupied from January 2020) and dining block. The school employs 150 staff. Verulam School in St Albans is a Secondary School with approximately 1 100 students and 120 staff. The School is housed in an old building, the bulk of which was built in 1937 with subsequent extensions added on at different times. The school has separate playing fields at Sandpit Lane, St. Albans, AL4 0BX. There are changing rooms at the playing fields which also require daily cleaning. The tender project is seeking to appoint a supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities for each school. The high quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff at both schools. The basis and rationale that the client requires the successful supplier to operate to at all times, is being able to provide schools that are fit-for-purpose and that the supplier is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved and that the frequency of cleans is as detailed within the tender specification. For Beaumont School the contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.4.2020 until 31.3.2023 with the option for the school to then extend for a further 2-year period. For Verulum School the contract being tendered is for 21 months in duration from 1.4.2020 until 31.12.2021 with an option to extend for a further 2 years. At the end of the initial contract term, the next tender may involve a number of schools across the Alban Academies Trust to which Verulum belong. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the supplier invoicing the client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. It should be noted that the successful supplier will be expected to bring to the contract: innovation; new equipment and cleaning methods, with BICSc standards being achieved, as a minimum, thus ensuring that the highest levels of cleanliness are maintained in all areas at all times and also ensuring that the productivity of the cleaning operatives is enhanced moving forward into the new contract term. Please be advised that the schools each reserve the right to choose their own Supplier as the winning bidder of this tender. Further information is provided in the SQ document. 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://litmuspartnership.co.uk/sq/beaumont-and-verulam/ The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 13.11.2019 (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-b5fd17-444b21bc-2168-457e-a78c-132df8e1018b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f66c046-2293-4d54-be6c-390239ca9b9d
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,016,296 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Oct 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Nov 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2025 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
ST ALBANS
Postcode
AL4 0XB
Post Town
St Albans
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
St Albans
Electoral Ward
Hill End
Westminster Constituency
St Albans

Further Information

Notice Documents

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