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Birchwood Community High School ~ Cleaning Tender

BIRCHWOOD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Aug 2023 at 15:05

Tender

06 Feb 2023 at 12:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Birchwood Community High School has completed the procurement process for cleaning services, with a total contract value of £600,000. The school located in Warrington initiated a tender, seeking a supplier to deliver high standards of cleanliness across the site. The contract period will span from 1st September 2023 to 31st August 2028. The procurement method used was a selective procedure, with a restricted process involving a minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers progressing to the tender stage. The successful Supplier, Orian Solutions Ltd, was awarded the contract on 27th June 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for cleaning service providers, particularly those experienced in school cleaning services, to engage with Birchwood Community High School. Businesses looking to compete should demonstrate expertise in maintaining cleanliness standards in educational environments, with a focus on innovation and efficiency. As the contract is valued at £600,000 and spans five years, interested suppliers should prepare to provide detailed management reporting, innovate in cleaning techniques, and offer the required high standards of service. The procurement process prioritizes ongoing savings, service efficiency improvements, and the use of specialist equipment for hard floors to ensure best value delivery.

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Notice Title

Birchwood Community High School ~ Cleaning Tender

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Birchwood high School, Warrington

Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Birchwood high School, Warrington The current cleaning service provision at birchwood high School has not been market tested in recent years and to ensure Best Value principles are applied the Client has made a decision to tender the cleaning service. The current cleaning operation is run by Bulloughs. The value of the current contract is PS120k and it is intended that the initial contract shall run for a period of 3 years, with the ability to extend by a further two years with agreement with both parties. For the avoidance of doubt TUPE Regulations will apply to this contract. 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 school on contract performance. It is imperative that an open book policy is offered to ensure the Client has total clarity on both operational and financial performance. The Client is seeking both innovation and the application of current cleaning techniques and up-to-date equipment within the tender submissions and would expect as a result of this to be able to identify 'best value' principles and work in partnership with the chosen Supplier going forward. The Client has set five key objectives which should be focused upon throughout the tender process. They are: *Ongoing savings year-on-year during the contract term. *The contract will be for 3 years initially, with the option of a 2 year extension, depending on operational and financial performance. *Review / suggestions to improve work methodology; suggestions to improve the efficiency of service. *Due to the high percentage of hard flooring throughout the site, it is believed specialist equipment will be required to maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout. Recommendations and investment of this equipment should be included within the financial submission of the tender document. *The successful Supplier must deliver a consistently, high standards of cleanliness across the site. A reconciliation will take place monthly to reconcile the actual operating financial result to allow the Client to see how the cleaning operation is performing financially. Any banked hours will be accrued and used to cover additional periodic cleans or credited back to the Client at the end of each financial year. See SQ document for further details.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a319
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022648-2023
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
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
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£385,085 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Jun 20232 years ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 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
BIRCHWOOD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1276673880

Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA3 7PT
Post Town
Warrington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
TLD61 Warrington

Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Birchwood
Westminster Constituency
Warrington North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ORIAN SOLUTIONS

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