Notice Information
Notice Title
School Cleaning Services for Watford Grammar School for Boys
Notice Description
Watford Grammar School for Boys is a partially selective academy for boys in Watford, Hertfordshire, with over 1,600 students. The school became an Academy in 2010 and, as an outstanding school, takes great pride in helping students attain high standards in academic study, games, music, drama and many other activities. The school is undertaking this procurement exercise to source a school cleaning contractor for a 3 year (plus possible extension on a +1year, +1year basis) from 1 August 2025. The contract is for a comprehensive daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term. The School also has a variety of external lettings who use the facilities outside of school hours and is seeking to appoint a cleaning contractor with the vision and flexibility to cope with these additional demands, and who is able to manage and maintain high standards required over the length of the contract. The contractor must have a proactive approach to service development and innovation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The School is undertaking this tender for the provision of comprehensive daily cleaning services including routine and non-routine internal cleaning plus some specific external cleaning during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time, alongside cleaning requirements as per the lettings activity on the School premises outside of school hours. The service is currently outsourced, and TUPE will apply. The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months, with a start date of 1 August 2025. Further details can be found in the tender documentation. Interested parties are requested to complete the Selection Questionnaire which can be downloaded via the link provided in Section 1.3 of this Find A Tender contract notice. Independent consultants, Panache Consultancy, are assisting Watford Grammar School for Boys with facilitation of this procurement exercise for the new cleaning services contract. Additional information: Interested bidders are requested to complete the Selection Questionnaire which is available from via the link provided on this Find A Tender notice. For further information please contact Panache Consultancy at gail@panacheconsultancy.co.uk.
Renewal: Possible extension of up to 24 months, on a +1year, +1year basis
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ce77
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000613-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90919300 - School cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS C/O PANACHE CONSULTANCY
- Contact Name
- Gail Heath, Panache Consultancy
- Contact Email
- gail@panacheconsultancy.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1275871798
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WATFORD
- Postcode
- WD18 7JF
- Post Town
- Watford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
-
- Local Authority
- Watford
- Electoral Ward
- Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Watford
Further Information
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