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title: "Caldicot School - Tender for Caretaking and Cleaning Services"
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# Caldicot School - Tender for Caretaking and Cleaning Services

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-00f5ef37-c29e-4270-9f32-5e2652434088

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## Summary

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is procuring caretaking and cleaning services for Caldicot School, with a contract value of approximately £850,000 GBP per annum. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, following the successful tender from Churchill Contract Services Ltd. The contract is set to commence on 1 January 2019 and will run for an initial period of three years, concluding on 31 December 2023. The deadline for submitting interest and necessary documents related to the selection questionnaire was 29 May 2018, and the initial tender was published on 26 April 2018. The scope of this contract focuses on school cleaning services and caretaker services, categorised under the CPV code 90919300.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in cleaning and caretaking, particularly those with experience in educational environments, such as secondary schools. Suppliers positioned within Wales and the South West may have a competitive advantage due to their operational proximity, enabling them to provide effective contract support. The Litmus Partnership Ltd is particularly seeking innovative proposals that can adapt service provisions to fit the requirements of the school's new build, thus encouraging businesses that can demonstrate flexibility and creativity in their service delivery to compete for this contract.

## Notice

The successful supplier will be required to provide caretaking and cleaning services at Caldicot School. The contract will commence on 1.1.2019 for an initial period of 3 years. 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. We are seeking a suitably experienced supplier who has current experience of working within the secondary school or HE /FE market place, ideally with a strong operational base within Wales and the South West, 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 cleaning and caretaking at Caldicot School. 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 school senior management team within on the contract performance. The current value of the contract is approximately 170 000 GBP plus VAT per annum. The school moved into a brand new build in September 2017 and we would welcome within the tender submissions your innovation and ideas as to how the caretaking and cleaning service can be altered to fit the profile of the new build and the requirements of the client moving into this contract term. Additional information: Interest in the selection process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number. The Selection Questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/caldicot_school The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 29.5.2018 (12:00). Suppliers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Selection Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. It will be the Supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this Contract Notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The Contracting Authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The Contracting Authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the Contracting Authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6519ec7e-d36c-472d-b8ad-207716df0fa3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 29 May 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Nov 2018 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £850,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £850,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD |
| Locality | CALDICOT |
| Post town | Newport |
| Postcode | NP26 5XA |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Monmouthshire |
| Electoral ward | Severn |
| Westminster constituency | Monmouthshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 90919300 - School cleaning services
- 98341140 - Caretaker services

## Release History

- 19 Jun 2019 at 12:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6519ec7e-d36c-472d-b8ad-207716df0fa3
- 26 Apr 2018 at 09:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3aa07125-cdde-4aa9-95c4-476d0b5bc454

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6519ec7e-d36c-472d-b8ad-207716df0fa3
  19th June 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3aa07125-cdde-4aa9-95c4-476d0b5bc454
  26th April 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/caldicot_school
  SQ Documentation ~ Caldicot School

## Notice URLs

- http://www.caldicotschool.com

## Provenance

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