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St Paul's School for Girls - Tender for Cleaning Services

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Aug 2019 at 11:57

Award Notice
Tender

06 Dec 2018 at 12:47

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves The Litmus Partnership Ltd, seeking tenders for cleaning services at St Paul's School for Girls located in Birmingham, England. The contract, valued at approximately £300,000, will commence on 1st April 2019 and is set for a duration of three years. This procurement is currently at the Tender stage, with the closing date for submitting the Selection Questionnaire being 4th January 2019 at 12:00. Interested suppliers must have a strong operational presence in the West Midlands to ensure effective support throughout the contract period.

This tender presents a promising opportunity for experienced cleaning service providers, particularly those with a background in serving secondary schools or higher education institutions. Companies that can demonstrate innovation, provide new equipment and employ modern cleaning methods are encouraged to apply, especially if they meet the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) standards. The focus on maintaining high cleanliness standards makes this contract appealing to SMEs capable of handling fixed price contracts with guaranteed service quality.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

St Paul's School for Girls - Tender for Cleaning Services

Notice Description

The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services at St Paul's School for Girls. The contract will commence on 1.4.2019 for a period of 3 years. This contract will be fixed price in nature with the successful supplier also guaranteeing the number of input hours to the contract as well as the quality of cleaning provision. We are seeking a suitably experienced supplier 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 at the school's premises, including all holiday and periodic tasks. 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 St Paul's School for Girls senior management team on the contract performance. 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. The projected cost of cleaning is approximately 100 000,00 per annum. 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/st_pauls_school_for_girls The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 4.1.2019 (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-ebc86da9-a84d-4a6b-b863-de176ed0e37d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2df985c6-0202-440d-b17f-9ca0b91cc204
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jan 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Mar 20196 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 3-4 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
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B16 9SL
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
North Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PENDERGATE LTD T/S RIDGE CREST CLEANING SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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