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Kingfisher Learning Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Feb 2025 at 14:05

Tender

18 Jun 2024 at 11:05

Summary of the contracting process

Kingfisher Learning Trust is in the procurement stage for a cleaning service contract, with a total contract value of £1,992,000. This tender is for providing comprehensive cleaning services for all schools within the Trust, including primary and secondary schools, and special schools. The contract commences on 1st April 2025 and concludes on 31st March 2028, with an option to extend for a further term of three years. The services are to be provided in Greater Manchester, and the procurement method follows a restricted procedure. The tender submission deadline is 26th July 2024, and a minimum of five and a maximum of ten suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage. A second-stage invitation is scheduled to be released on 9th September 2024.

This contract provides an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in school cleaning services, particularly those with experience in the primary and secondary school markets. The tender is suited for SMEs as the Trust is looking for a flexible supplier to maintain high cleanliness standards across its schools. The scope includes all cleaning provisions, including periodic and holiday cleans, with a performance-based contract structure. This offers a fixed annual return and requires detailed monthly management reporting. Businesses with a strong operational base within the Greater Manchester area will be well-positioned to provide adequate support and operational flexibility essential for successful contract delivery.

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Notice Title

Kingfisher Learning Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for all schools within the Kingfisher Learning Trust. The Trust comprises of six schools with some special schools included, providing education for a mix of Primary and Secondary aged pupils. The Trust is growing and is currently mid-way through adding a seventh school.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The duration of the contract being offered is three years commencing on 1st April 2025 and concluding on 31st March 2028 and will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return and or subsidy to the Trust. There will be the option to extend the contract for a further term excluding the right to further extend for a further term of three years. The Trust is looking for a supplier who is flexible in their approach and will work closely with all schools to ensure that standards of cleanliness are kept high. Kingfisher Special School Halcyon Way School Medlock Valley Primary School Littlemoor Primary School Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Cromwell High School 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. Whilst the monthly charge will represent one-twelfth of the contract cost, a reconciliation will take place monthly to reconcile the actual hours worked within the school contract. If the hours worked are less than those budgeted for a credit will be required by the schools. This credit will be calculated by dividing the annual contract cost (fixed cost) by the number of annual input hours to arrive at a contractual cost per hour, this will then be multiplied by the number of hours due to arrive at the fiscal credit. We are seeking a suitably experienced Supplier who has current experience of working within the Primary or Secondary school marketplace, ideally with a strong operational base within the area, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as and when needed during the contract term. 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 scope of the contract covers all the cleaning provision within the schools including all holiday and periodic cleans. 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 Kingfisher Learning Trust on the contract performance. The Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of cleaning services within these schools when they have joined the MAT will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide this service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratios etc. that they applied to their successful tender submission for Kingfisher Learning Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the MAT. Please see SQ document for more information Additional information: Please note, this is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0470b6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005859-2025
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
£1,992,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,992,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,570,706 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2031 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
KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST
Additional Buyers

BLACKSHAW LANE PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOL

CROMWELL HIGH SCHOOL

HALCYON WAY SCHOOL

KINGFISHER SPECIAL SCHOOL

LITTLEMOOR PRIMARY SCHOOL

MEDLOCK VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1276673880

Buyer Location

Locality
OLDHAM
Postcode
OL9 9RH
Post Town
Oldham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD35 Greater Manchester South East
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester

Local Authority
Tameside
Electoral Ward
Dukinfield Stalybridge
Westminster Constituency
Stalybridge and Hyde

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ATLAS FM LIMITED TRADING AS ATLAS EDUCATION

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