Award

Lincoln Christ's Hospital School - Tender for Cleaning Services

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

20 Feb 2020 at 12:17

Award Notice
Tender

19 Jun 2019 at 13:22

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is seeking a supplier for cleaning services at Lincoln Christ's Hospital School, located in Lincoln (LN2 4PN). This procurement is currently at the award stage, with the contract scheduled to commence on 1st January 2020 and run for an initial period of three years, concluding on 31st December 2022, with an option to extend for an additional two years. The total value of the contract is £830,000, and the procurement method is selective, following a restricted procedure above the threshold. Interested parties should have submitted their Selection Questionnaire by 19th July 2019.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for cleaning service providers, particularly those experienced in working within the educational sector. Suppliers with a proven operational capacity in the Lincolnshire area will be well-positioned to deliver the required services effectively and meet the contract's demands for quality and responsiveness. The successful bidder will play a critical role in ensuring a clean and safe environment for the school community, which includes nearly 1,400 students. Given the scale and scope of the services required, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in the tender process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lincoln Christ's Hospital School - Tender for Cleaning Services

Notice Description

The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Lincoln Christ's Hospital School. LCHS is a fully comprehensive school with nearly 1 400 students on roll including 340 in the Sixth Form. Located on the Northern outskirts near Lincoln's beautiful cathedral (LN2 4PN), the school works in partnership with 15 primary schools, ranging from our nearest neighbours in uphill Lincoln and our local estates, to villages as far north as Lea and Marton. The school has achieved the prestigious International School Award on 5 successive occasions, one of only a handful of schools in the country to have done so. We are proud of the success of all our students who go on to excel in all walks of life, including places in top universities, apprenticeships and college/further education. The contract will commence on 1.1.2020 for an initial period of 3 years, ending on 31.12.2022, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of 2 years at the discretion of the governing body. This contract will be fixed price in nature with the successful supplier guaranteeing both the number of input hours to the contract and the quality of cleaning provision. We are seeking a suitably experienced Supplier who has current experience of working within the secondary school market place, ideally with a strong operational base within the Lincolnshire area, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as and when required moving forwards into this contract term. The scope of the contract covers all cleaning provision within the school buildings. The successful supplier will be expected to deliver a concise and detailed method of management reporting at the end of each month, thus updating the school senior management team on the contract performance. 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. The client's requirement shall be for 190 academic days, 5 inset days and 20 days periodic cleaning per annum. 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 requires 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. The supplier shall provide a comprehensive cleaning service to the client so as to promote a clean, healthy and safe environment which presents a positive image to all users and visitors. (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/lincolnchrists The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 19.7.2019 (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-b5fd17-537daee4-e2d2-43a4-a60f-7500f8c7a820
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/336d89ad-b85b-4851-b029-987ba3701628
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 (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£830,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Feb 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jul 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Nov 20196 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2024 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
The Litmus Partnership
Contact Email
pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LINCOLN
Postcode
LN2 4PN
Post Town
Lincoln
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lincoln
Electoral Ward
Glebe
Westminster Constituency
Lincoln

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

INDEPENDENT CLEANING SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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