Award

Wellspring Academy Trust ~ Tender for Cleaning Services.

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Mar 2018 at 16:03

Tender

18 Jul 2017 at 10:46

Summary of the contracting process

The Wellspring Academy Trust is conducting a tender for cleaning services across its network of primary and special academies located primarily in Barnsley, Leeds, Grimsby, and Lincolnshire. This procurement process, initiated through a selective method, is currently in the award stage, with the successful supplier being Alchemy Facilities - Trading as Enviroserve UK Limited. The contract commenced on 1st April 2018 and runs for a period of five years, with initial provision requirements for various schools. The closing date for the Selection Questionnaire was on 18th August 2017.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in cleaning services, particularly those operating within the educational sector. With the Wellspring Academy Trust anticipating rapid growth, expanding from 15 to around 30 academies in the coming years, suppliers may find additional contracts available if they perform well under the current agreement. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could find themselves well-suited to compete due to the Trust’s encouragement of diverse suppliers in their procurement process.

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Notice Title

Wellspring Academy Trust ~ Tender for Cleaning Services.

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Wellspring Academy Trust. The Wellspring Academy network is a progressive and growing network of mostly primary schools and special or alternative academies located predominantly in the Barnsley, Leeds, Grimsby and Lincolnshire areas. The requirement is initially to provide cleaning services to the following schools with the contract commencing January 2018. Other schools may then be added to the contract as and when existing contracts come to an end or additional schools join the network within the contract term. Schools may choose not to opt in to the Trust wide contract and continue with their existing arrangement. The existing provision is delivered through a mix of local authority, private contractor and in house delivery models with new schools also opening with no current provision as identified further within this notice. The networks consist of the following schools Leeds, Barnsley and Kirklees: * Oakhill Primary Academy, S71 5AG * Oakwell Rise Primary Academy, S70 1TS * The Forest Academy, S70 3NG * Springwell Leeds, Oakwood, LS8 3LF * Springwell Leeds - 3 new builds will be coming onto the contract over the next 12 months. * Joseph Norton, HD8 9JU North East Lincolnshire (Grimsby): * Littlecoates Primary Academy, DN31 2QX * Pheonix Park - Phoenix House, DN32 7NQ * Pheonix Park - Park House, DN32 0BZ * Sevenhills Academy, DN33 1NU * Beacon Academy, DN35 9NF Lincolnshire: * Springwell Lincolnshire - new builds will be added to the contract commencing August 2018 School sizes vary with pupil numbers on-site range from 12 to 268. It should be noted that schools have different term dates and some provide facilities during school holidays. The Contract will be for a period of up to 3 years for each school, starting from 1.1.2018 with an option to extend on an annual basis up to a maximum of 5 years. Growth: The Trust currently has fifteen academies across 42 sites and expects rapid growth over the next 2 years, resulting in around 25 to 30 academies within the Trust. If the Cleaning Provider exceeds expectations within this contract, the Trust would consider extending the contract to include other academies across the region. 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: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/wellspring_academy_trust__cleaning_services The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 18.8.2017 (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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-abf30036-9f63-4fdc-ac86-177090e9bbc5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6d76f7a-8e66-4796-8396-c78837b129a4
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
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
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Mar 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Aug 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Feb 20188 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

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
BARNSLEY
Postcode
S70 2JW
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE33 Barnsley
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber

Local Authority
Barnsley
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Barnsley North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALCHEMY FACILITIES - TRADING AS ENVIROSERVE

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