Award

Oakwood Park Grammar School - Tender for Cleaning Services

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Nov 2016 at 14:10

Award Notice
Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:15

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is seeking tenders for cleaning services at Oakwood Park Grammar School, situated in Maidstone, Kent. The procurement process is currently in the Award stage following a selective tender method, with the contract valued at £250,000. The procurement is intended to commence on 1st August 2016 and last for three years, concluding on 31st July 2019. Interested parties must submit their pre-qualification questionnaires by 11th April 2016 at 12:00.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses in the cleaning services sector, particularly those with a strong background in educational facility maintenance. Companies that can demonstrate innovation, provide new equipment, and uphold high cleanliness standards, notably meeting BICSc requirements, will find themselves well-suited to compete for this contract. The need for high-quality service levels makes this an appealing prospect for both established firms and SMEs looking to expand their portfolio in the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Oakwood Park Grammar School - Tender for Cleaning Services

Notice Description

he successful tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services at Oakwood Park Grammar School. Oakwood Park Grammar School is a Grammar School in Maidstone, Kent, which was founded in 1918. In 2011 the School became an Academy. The school successfully bid for a new teaching block which will be completed by April 2016. The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities for the school. The high quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff. The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful contractor to operate to at all times, is being able to provide a School that is fit for purpose and that the Contractor 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. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.8.2016 until 31.7.2019 and will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for 1/12 of the annual cost on a monthly basis. It should be noted that the successful contractor 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. At present 12 cleaning operatives, a Manager and a Supervisor are employed to work 152.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The current incumbent is Grade One. There are not incumbent members of cleaning staff who are members of the LGPS. 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/oakwood_park_grammar_school__cleaning The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 11.4.2016 (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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6d0cee39-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca2a6fea-05ea-43d2-a4e4-6b0a4ff56239
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
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£217,239 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Apr 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jun 20169 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2016 - 31 Jul 2021 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
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME16 8AH
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Fant & Oakwood
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BIRKIN CLEANING SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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