Award

Queensbridge School - Tender for Cleaning Services

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

01 Feb 2017 at 11:05

Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:16

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves The Litmus Partnership Ltd seeking tenders for cleaning services at Queensbridge School, located in Birmingham, England. The contract, valued at £255,000, is fixed-price and is scheduled to commence on 1st August 2016 for a duration of three years, concluding on 31st July 2019. The procurement method is a selective procedure, with the tender period closing on 24th March 2016 at 12:00. Businesses interested in submitting a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) must ensure they obtain the necessary documents before the deadline to be considered for this opportunity.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for cleaning service providers with experience in the education sector. Companies based in the West Midlands would be especially well-positioned to respond effectively, given the requirement for operational flexibility and local support. The successful contractor will be expected to engage in rigorous management reporting, ensuring high-quality service delivery, which may be appealing to businesses looking to expand their client base within the public sector.

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Notice Title

Queensbridge School - Tender for Cleaning Services

Notice Description

The successful tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services at Queensbridge School. The contract will commence on 1.8.2016 for a period of 3 years. This contract will be fixed price in nature with the successful contractor also guaranteeing the number of input hours to the contract as well as the quality of cleaning provision. We are seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the secondary school or HE / FE market place, ideally with a strong operational base within the West Midlands, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as and when needed moving forwards into this contract term. The scope of the contract covers all cleaning requirements within the School, including all holiday and periodic tasks. The successful contractor will be expected to deliver a concise and detailed method of management reporting at the end of each month, thus updating the senior management team within Queensbridge School on the contract performance. Additional information: Interest in the pre-qualification 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 pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/queensbridge_school The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 24.3.2016 (12:00). Tenderers 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 Pre-Qualification 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 Tenderer'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 OJEU 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5314ed97-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0070321-fc21-4b93-b758-1bbfeb76672a
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

90919000 - Office, school and office equipment cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£255,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£266,661 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Feb 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Mar 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Jun 20169 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2016 - 31 Jul 2019 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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
B13 8QB
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
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Moseley
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MAID MARIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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