Award

St Mary's School and College ~ Tender for Cleaning Services.

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Sep 2017 at 09:43

Award Notice
Tender

04 Apr 2017 at 09:26

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is currently seeking to appoint a Contractor for cleaning services at St Mary's School and College, located in Bexhill-on-Sea, England. The tender, titled "Tender for Cleaning Services," is aimed at providing high-quality cleaning services for a period of three years, starting from 1st September 2017 and concluding on 31st August 2020, with an option to extend. The total contract value is £850,000, and the tender period will close on 5th May 2017, at 12:00, following a selective procurement method under the restricted procedure category, targeting the school cleaning services industry.

This opportunity presents an excellent pathway for businesses specialising in cleaning services to grow and enhance their clientele. Companies that can demonstrate innovation, introduce new cleaning methods, and adhere to BICSc standards will be well-suited to compete in this tender process. The position's requirements, including an existing staff of domestic operatives and management of cleaning schedules, also indicate potential for contractors with experience in educational facilities or similar environments.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

St Mary's School and College ~ Tender for Cleaning Services.

Notice Description

Founded in 1922, St. Mary's has become a centre of excellence for the provision of education and life skills development for children with severe and complex Speech, Language and Communication disabilities. St Mary's takes day and residential children from age 7 through to 19 plus. Students attend the 6th form College from the age of 16. The School provides excellent facilities and specialist staff including experienced Teachers, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, an Audiologist, Educational Psychologist, Psychology Assistants, Teaching and Therapy Assistants and Care staff. 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 St Mary's School and College. The high quality service levels proposed, should deliver 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 3 years in duration from 1.9.2017 until 31.7.2020, with an option to further extend during the contract term and will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for 1/12th 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 13 domestic (8.17 FTE) operatives are employed to work between the hours of 5:00 and 14:00 predominantly Monday to Friday, term time only. The Supervisory position is currently vacant and no recruitment process is in place ~ this will be the responsibility of the successful contractor, upon contract award. Currently the swimming pool area is cleaned Monday to Saturday between 6:30 and 8:30. There is occasionally a requirement for domestic operatives to work additional hours in holiday periods, which is currently offered as overtime. Further information is available 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: https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/st_marys_school_and_college__cleaning_services The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 5.5.2017 (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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ef408686-fbc5-49fe-82d6-55e138840481
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c388bb9-cdd8-4e02-9a00-b83172180a9d
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
£850,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Sep 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 May 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Sep 20178 years ago
Contract Period
8 Sep 2017 - 10 Sep 2017 30 days
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
BEXHILL-ON-SEA
Postcode
TN40 2LU
Post Town
Tonbridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Rother
Electoral Ward
Bexhill Old Town & Worsham
Westminster Constituency
Bexhill and Battle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CONTRACT NOT AWARDED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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