Notice Information
Notice Title
Charles Darwin School - Cleaning Tender
Notice Description
The supplier is to provide excellent cleaning services for Charles Darwin School in Kent.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Charles Darwin School is a creative and dynamic school in Biggin Hill, Kent, where our 1316 students flourish and make excellent progress. Above all, we want our students to enjoy their learning experiences and to leave with skills, values and memories that will stay with them throughout their adult lives and equip them for future employment. We have calm, positive and engaging learning environments where students are encouraged to explore their learning and develop the knowledge and skills to be successful. We have high expectations of our students and their attitudes to learning, where we seek a cleaning contractor to support our high standards in the services they provide for our school. Charles Darwin is part of the Inicio Trust. Further information about the school can be obtained here: https://www.cdarwin.com/ Tender information: The successful tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services to Charles Darwin School. The contract term being tendered is for two years and 5 months, from 1st April 2025 - 1st September 2027. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st August 2029. The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current cleaning services at the School. This includes both core term time cleaning and periodic deep cleaning throughout the year. The school currently run their cleaning services in house and are keen to secure a high quality cleaning service whereby it's students are able to enjoy excellence in education, supported by excellently kept facilities. The school expects both a tightly managed service and high levels of productivity to be delivered by the cleaning staff at all times. The school is also proud of it's 'family ethos' and expects a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the cleaning staff. The school is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the school is keen to secure best value from this contract and to deliver best value to it's students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the cleaning services can be developed and improved, will be welcomed. The school seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to it's highest abilities, at all times.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-049b75
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062536-2025
- 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
- £1,804,140 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,804,140 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,400,067 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Oct 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CHARLES DARWIN SCHOOL - CLEANING TENDER
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Rachel OGrady
- Contact Email
- tenders@rivapartnership.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1252977017
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME16 0SF
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI6 Outer London - South
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI61 Bromley
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Bromley
- Electoral Ward
- Darwin
- Westminster Constituency
- Orpington
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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