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title: "Valentines High School - Tender for Cleaning Services"
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# Valentines High School - Tender for Cleaning Services

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-07e6290d-b4b0-48fe-8045-96c4a34e472d

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## Summary

The procurement contract for cleaning services at Valentines High School is managed by The Litmus Partnership Ltd and is categorised under school cleaning services. This selective procurement process follows a restricted procedure and has a contract duration of 36 months, commencing from August 1, 2019, and expiring on July 31, 2022. Interested suppliers must have submitted their Selection Questionnaire by March 4, 2019, noon. The total value of the contract is £468,000, with fixed pricing arranged on a monthly invoicing basis, promoting cost-effectiveness for the school community located in Ilford, England.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for cleaning service providers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in educational facility services. Companies capable of demonstrating proactive management and a commitment to maintaining a clean and conducive learning environment would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The requirement for a consistent delivery of scheduled cleaning hours and the option to submit variant bids further enhance competition, allowing suppliers to showcase innovative solutions tailored to the school's needs.

## Notice

The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services at Valentines High School. Client objectives: 1) The client is looking for a fixed price contract cost to the school; 2) The client is now seeking proposals for maintain and improve the cleaning services while remaining cost-effective and affective for the entire school community; 3) There are currently approximately 1300 students and 150 teaching and support staff within the school; 4) The contract being tendered is for 36 months in duration from August 2019 until July 2022. The contract is fixed price with the Supplier invoicing the client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. Any variations to the contract that are requested by the client should be invoiced at the agreed rate and should be calculated on an hourly rate per employee needed to carry out the variation to the satisfaction of the contract supervising officer. 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 contract. If the hours worked are less than those budgeted for, a credit will be required by the client. The client requires that the tendered amount of hours are worked at all times. The basis and rationale that the client requires the successful supplier to operate to at all times is being able to provide a clean school that is fit-for-purpose and that the supplier is proactive in the management of the contract. 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/valentines_high_school The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 4.3.2019 (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/36afba37-e375-4538-b7ab-75957b995861 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Sep 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Mar 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £468,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £490,000 |
| 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 | ILFORD |
| Post town | Ilford |
| Postcode | IG2 6HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest |
| Local authority | Redbridge |
| Electoral ward | Valentines |
| Westminster constituency | Ilford North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TOWN AND COUNTRY CLEANERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919300 - School cleaning services

## Release History

- 19 Sep 2019 at 16:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36afba37-e375-4538-b7ab-75957b995861
- 31 Jan 2019 at 12:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/069168ee-82c2-4479-a3b4-17e63b04294c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36afba37-e375-4538-b7ab-75957b995861
  19th September 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/069168ee-82c2-4479-a3b4-17e63b04294c
  31st January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/valentines_high_school
  SQ Documentation ~ Valentines High School

## Notice URLs

- https://www.valentines-sch.org.uk/

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