--- title: "Hall Green School - Tender for Cleaning Services." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2f617dad-81d3-4f86-8d27-b7f14feb8104" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2f617dad-81d3-4f86-8d27-b7f14feb8104" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2f617dad-81d3-4f86-8d27-b7f14feb8104.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2f617dad-81d3-4f86-8d27-b7f14feb8104.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD" published: "2018-07-05" --- # Hall Green School - Tender for Cleaning Services. Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2f617dad-81d3-4f86-8d27-b7f14feb8104 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2f617dad-81d3-4f86-8d27-b7f14feb8104) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2f617dad-81d3-4f86-8d27-b7f14feb8104.json) ## Summary The Litmus Partnership Ltd is conducting a tender for cleaning services at Hall Green School, located in Birmingham, England. The contract is valued at approximately £410,000 and is set to run from 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2023, with an option to extend for up to two additional years. This procurement process utilizes the selective procurement method and began with the publication of the tender notice on 26 September 2017. Suppliers were required to submit their Selection Questionnaires by the deadline of 24 November 2017, to indicate their interest in this opportunity. The tender falls under the "School cleaning services" category (CPV 90919300). This tender offers significant growth potential for businesses specialising in cleaning services, particularly those capable of providing innovative solutions and maintaining high standards of cleanliness. Companies with experience in educational facilities or those looking to expand into this sector would be well-suited to compete for the contract. With an annual contract value of around £82,000 plus VAT, this opportunity may appeal to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to establish a long-term relationship with a reputable educational institution. ## Notice Hall Green School celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2014. The school moved from Sparkhill Commercial College on the Stratford Road, to the current location in Southam Road, in 1964. Hall Green is a popular, vibrant and successful school with a track record of high standards and successful outcomes for pupils of all backgrounds and ability. The diversity of the school population enriches the lives of all the community and has earned the school an enviable reputation for inclusion. Hall Green is a school that continually seeks to build on the successes of the past and adapt to the needs of the future and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its pupils. In a changing world, the school continues to focus on the essentials that make Hall Green successful: the quality of teaching and learning; personal pastoral care for every individual in the school; strong relationships with parents, carers and the wider community. The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Hall Green School and the tender project is seeking to appoint a Supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the existing facilities. The high quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the students and staff. The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful Supplier to operate to at all times, is being able to provide an environment 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 1.8.2018 until 31.7.2021, with the option to extend the contract term for a further term of up to 2 years and 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. The annual value of the current cleaning contract is circa 82 000 GBP + VAT. At present 9 cleaning operatives are employed to work between the hours of 15:15 and 18:15 for 121.25 hours per week in total, Monday to Friday. The Contract Supervisor undertakes cleaning and non-cleaning duties, totalling 16.25 hours per week, which is included in the total of 121.25 hours per week. 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/hall_green_school The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 24.11.2017 (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/3489a192-1e54-482a-a4d5-e77e405a2725 | | 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 | 5 Jul 2018 | | Submission deadline | 24 Nov 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 4 May 2018 | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2018 - 31 Jul 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £410,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £410,000 | | 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 | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B28 0AA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Hall Green North | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ACCURO FM | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90919300 - School cleaning services ## Release History - 5 Jul 2018 at 15:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3489a192-1e54-482a-a4d5-e77e405a2725 - 26 Sep 2017 at 13:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6eef3ff3-8433-4d91-b8b0-e490dcf9945d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3489a192-1e54-482a-a4d5-e77e405a2725 5th July 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6eef3ff3-8433-4d91-b8b0-e490dcf9945d 26th September 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/hall_green_school SQ Documentation ~ Hall Green School ## Notice URLs - http://www.hallgreen.bham.sch.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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