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The Wilnecote School ~ Cleaning Tender

THE WILNECOTE SCHOOL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

15 Sep 2023 at 09:06

Tender

30 Jan 2023 at 14:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Wilnecote School has concluded a tender process for cleaning services, with Reef Cleaning Solutions being awarded the contract. The contract covers a comprehensive cleaning service for the school, located in Tamworth, and includes both daily and periodic cleaning services. The initial contract period is three years starting from 1st November 2023, with the potential for two 12-month extensions. The procurement method used was a selective process with a restricted procedure.

This opportunity provides SMEs with the chance to engage in a fixed-price contract offering cleaning services for a school environment. The School seeks an experienced contractor with operational capabilities in the Midlands. The successful Supplier must uphold quality standards and adhere to precise management reporting requirements outlined in the contract. Business entities specialising in school cleaning services and catering to educational institutions could find this contract suitable for their growth strategy.

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Notice Title

The Wilnecote School ~ Cleaning Tender

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, for The Wilnecote School.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Supplier will be required to provide a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, for The Wilnecote School. The Wilnecote School is a co-educational Academy, located in Wilnecote, near Tamworth, providing secondary education to students in Years 7 to 11. The School is expected to grow over the coming years from approximately 840 students on roll currently, up to its capacity of 960 students. More information regarding the School can be found on their website: https://thewilnecoteschool.com/ The duration of the contract being offered is for an initial three-year period commencing on 01 November 2023, with the potential to extend for a further two 12-month periods. This extension will be granted by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract without the right to further extend beyond the full five years. The 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. Financial constraints affecting all schools mean that a robust and cost-effective solution must be provided. The School is seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the education sector, preferably with Secondary Schools to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of contracts of a similar size and nature. Ideally the successful contractor will have a strong operational base within the 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 of the cleaning provision within the School, including term time daily cleaning. Plus, a number of weeks for holiday and periodic cleaning during non-term time to provide a deeper clean of the school and it's buildings to ensure they are suitably prepared for the beginning of each academic term. There are a number of Lettings throughout the school year and the Wilnecote Community Managed Library which shall fall within the requirements of this contract. The requirement of the School is that the successful contractor provides a clean and functioning premises that is fit for purpose at all times, through delivering the guaranteed level of input hours. As part of that requirement the successful contractor is to be proactive in the management of the contract with open lines of communication. That communication must include frequent and proactively provided management information. The services are currently outsourced and TUPE is expected to apply. It is possible that the current employees are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and, in this instance, the successful contractor will be expected to gain Admitted Body Status (ABS) in order to continue contributing to the scheme. A robust level of management support must be provided by the successful contractor to ensure that the detailed specification is delivered within the contract on a consistent basis within the contract period. The Contractor may be asked to undertake works not included in this Specification. Aside from the cost of materials, where possible additional works should be delivered within the hours of the existing cleaning operatives or, where necessary, provided by additional staff paid for on an agreed hourly basis or by a quoted fixed price. 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 senior management team within The Wilnecote School on the contract performance. See SQ document for further details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a121
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027288-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£533,375 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Aug 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE WILNECOTE SCHOOL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1276673880

Buyer Location

Locality
TAMWORTH
Postcode
B77 5LF
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire

Local Authority
Tamworth
Electoral Ward
Wilnecote
Westminster Constituency
Tamworth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

REEF CLEANING SOLUTIONS

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