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The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

THE RAINBOW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST ~ CLEANING TENDER

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16 Jan 2025 at 16:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust is seeking a suitably experienced contractor to provide comprehensive cleaning services for 13 primary schools across Cornwall, including locations in St Austell, Truro, Camborne, Wadebridge, St Ives, Helston, and Veryan. The contract is scheduled to start on 1 September 2025 and end on 31 August 2030. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage, with submissions due by 21 February 2025. This restricted procedure allows for a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 suppliers to be taken forward to the tender stage based on their scores. The successful supplier will be responsible for both term time and non-term time cleaning services, ensuring a clean and functional learning environment at all times.

This tender presents a significant business opportunity for companies with experience in the education sector, particularly those with a strong operational base in the South West region. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are especially encouraged to apply. The contract's scope includes daily and periodic cleaning services, and suppliers will need to demonstrate proactive contract management and frequent site visits. Additionally, there is potential for future school additions to the Trust, offering further growth opportunities for the successful contractor. Businesses well-suited for this opportunity include those experienced in large-scale educational cleaning services and capable of providing flexible and adaptive support to meet the contract requirements.

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Notice Title

The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust ~ 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 13 Primary Schools within The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust

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 13 Primary Schools within The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust: 1.Bishop Bronescombe C of E School, Boscoppa Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3DT 2.Grampound Road Village CE School, South Street, Grampound Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 4DY 3.Grampound With Creed Primary School, Fore Street, Grampound, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 4SB 4.Ladock C of E Primary School, Ladock, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 4PL 5.Penponds Primary School, Higher Penponds, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 0QN 6.St Issey C of E School, Gardeners Way, St Issey, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7RN 7.St Ives Infant School, The Burrows, St Ives, Cronwall, TR26 1DH 8.St Meriadoc Infant School, Rectory Road, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 7DW 9.St Meriadoc Junior School, Cranfield Road, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 7PN 10.St Michael's C of E Primary School, Penberthy Road, Helston, TR13 8AR 11.Trevithick Learning Academy, Mount Pleasant Road, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 7RH 12.Troon Community Primary School, New Road, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 9ED 13.Veryan C of E Primary School, Veryan, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 5QA There are currently two additional Schools in consultation with the Trust and it is expected that these Schools will join the Trust prior to the commencement of this contract; they will be included within this tender process at a later stage when details can be released. Further to the above, a third School is expected to be joining the Trust during the initial contract term. The Trust is seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the education sector, preferably within Primary School establishments, to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of contracts of a similar scope. Ideally the successful contractor will have a strong operational base with the South West region, 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 each of the Schools. This includes 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 Schools and their buildings to ensure they are suitably prepared for the beginning of each academic term. The requirement of the Trust is that the successful contractor provides a clean and functioning premises, as per the specification, 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 regular site visits to each School, with open lines of communication. That communication must include frequent and proactively provided management information, as well as operating an open book policy. TUPE is expected to apply and it is anticipated that some employees may be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and therefore the successful contractor would 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. See SQ document for more information.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d3d4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001552-2025
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
£1,770,158 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,770,158 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE RAINBOW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST ~ CLEANING TENDER
Additional Buyers

BISHOP BRONESCOMBE C OF E SCHOOL

GRAMPOUND ROAD VILLAGE CE SCHOOL

GRAMPOUND WITH CREED PRIMARY SCHOOL

LADOCK C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL

PENPONDS PRIMARY SCHOOL

ST ISSEY C OF E SCHOOL

ST IVES INFANT SCHOOL

ST MERIADOC INFANT SCHOOL

ST MERIADOC JUNIOR SCHOOL

ST MICHAEL’S C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL

TREVITHICK LEARNING ACADEMY

TROON COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL

VERYAN C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL

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

Buyer Location

Locality
REDRUTH
Postcode
TR15 3SF
Post Town
Truro
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
St Ives West & Towednack
Westminster Constituency
St Ives

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