--- title: "Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School - Tender for Cleaning Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2d2d43be-eadd-4e99-861d-88a793a3834f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2d2d43be-eadd-4e99-861d-88a793a3834f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d2d43be-eadd-4e99-861d-88a793a3834f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d2d43be-eadd-4e99-861d-88a793a3834f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD" published: "2019-09-19" --- # Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School - Tender for Cleaning Services Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2d2d43be-eadd-4e99-861d-88a793a3834f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2d2d43be-eadd-4e99-861d-88a793a3834f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d2d43be-eadd-4e99-861d-88a793a3834f.json) ## Summary The Litmus Partnership Ltd is seeking tenders for cleaning services at Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School, a well-renowned educational institution located in Barnet, England. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1 August 2019 and will last for three years, concluding on 31 July 2022, with a potential two-year extension. The tender period concludes on 15 February 2019 at 12:00. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically classified as "School cleaning services," with a total contract value of £620,000. This tender represents an excellent opportunity for cleaning service providers looking to scale their operations, particularly those with experience in educational facilities. Businesses that can demonstrate innovative cleaning methods, use of new equipment, and adherence to high industry standards, such as the BICSc, will be especially well-suited to compete. The successful bidder will have the chance to enhance their reputation within the local community while ensuring a clean and conducive environment for the school’s 1,200 students and 150 staff members. ## Notice Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School in Barnet is an 11-18 fully comprehensive state school with approximately 1 200 students and 150 staff. We are proud to consistently be over-subscribed and a school of choice within the local community, with a strong reputation for educating women of the future. Our consistently high examination results place us in the top 1 % of all schools nationally, which is an incredible achievement for a fully comprehensive state school. We continue to build on our strong results year-on-year and we are an emerging centre of excellence for a number of areas of our practice, having gained SSAT and DFE recognition in recent months. The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services at Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School. Tender information: The tender project is seeking to appoint a Supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the school's facilities. The high quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff. The basis and rationale that the client requires the successful supplier to operate to at all times, is being able to provide a school that is fit for purpose and that the supplier is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved and that the frequency of cleans is as detailed within the tender specification. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.8.2019 until 31.7.2022 with the option to extend upon agreement with the client for a further 2-year period. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the Supplier invoicing the client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. It should be noted that the successful Supplier will be expected to bring to the contract: innovation; new equipment; and cleaning methods with BICSc standards being achieved, as a minimum, thus ensuring that the highest levels of cleanliness are maintained in all areas at all times and also ensuring that the productivity of the cleaning operatives is enhanced moving forward into the new contract term. Efficient and effective supervision and management of this contract is paramount. Current cleaning arrangements: At present the following staffing structure is in place: - 1 x non-working cleaning supervisor a.m. and p.m. shift 6 hours per day ~ 47.2 weeks + annual leave = 52 weeks per annum, - 1 x Team Leader 2 hours per day p.m. (term time and periodics), - 19 cleaning operatives 9 x a.m. 10 x p.m. (term time and periodics), - 1 x Day Janitor 4 hrs 10:00 a.m-2:00 p.m (term time only), - 1 x Day Janitor 6 hrs 11:30 a.m-5:30 p.m. (term time only). The current contractor is Birkin Cleaning Services. No incumbent members of cleaning staff are members of the LGPS. Further information is provided in the SQ Documentation. 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/queen_elizabeths_girls_school The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 15.2.2019 (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/d28666f6-188d-4b3b-9861-c63ea8049e1b | | 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 Sep 2019 | | Submission deadline | 15 Feb 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Jul 2019 | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £620,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £681,990 | | 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 | BARNET | | Post town | Enfield | | Postcode | EN5 5RR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West | | ITL 3 | TLI71 Barnet | | Local authority | Barnet | | Electoral ward | Barnet Vale | | Westminster constituency | Chipping Barnet | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | D B SERVICES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90919300 - School cleaning services ## Release History - 19 Sep 2019 at 17:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d28666f6-188d-4b3b-9861-c63ea8049e1b - 15 Jan 2019 at 12:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93fae302-24f8-4eb1-800e-5da5f8d4a376 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d28666f6-188d-4b3b-9861-c63ea8049e1b 19th September 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93fae302-24f8-4eb1-800e-5da5f8d4a376 15th January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/queen_elizabeths_girls_school SQ Documentation ~ Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School ## Notice URLs - http://www.qegschool.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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