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title: "Queensbridge School - Tender for Cleaning Services"
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buyer: "THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD"
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# Queensbridge School - Tender for Cleaning Services

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5314ed97-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process involves The Litmus Partnership Ltd seeking tenders for cleaning services at Queensbridge School, located in Birmingham, England. The contract, valued at £255,000, is fixed-price and is scheduled to commence on 1st August 2016 for a duration of three years, concluding on 31st July 2019. The procurement method is a selective procedure, with the tender period closing on 24th March 2016 at 12:00. Businesses interested in submitting a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) must ensure they obtain the necessary documents before the deadline to be considered for this opportunity.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for cleaning service providers with experience in the education sector. Companies based in the West Midlands would be especially well-positioned to respond effectively, given the requirement for operational flexibility and local support. The successful contractor will be expected to engage in rigorous management reporting, ensuring high-quality service delivery, which may be appealing to businesses looking to expand their client base within the public sector.

## Notice

The successful tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services at Queensbridge School. The contract will commence on 1.8.2016 for a period of 3 years. This contract will be fixed price in nature with the successful contractor also guaranteeing the number of input hours to the contract as well as the quality of cleaning provision. We are seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the secondary school or HE / FE market place, ideally with a strong operational base within the West Midlands, 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 requirements within the School, including all holiday and periodic tasks. The successful contractor will be expected to deliver a concise and detailed method of management reporting at the end of each month, thus updating the senior management team within Queensbridge School on the contract performance. Additional information: Interest in the pre-qualification 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 pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/queensbridge_school The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 24.3.2016 (12:00). Tenderers 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 Pre-Qualification 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 Tenderer'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 OJEU 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/d0070321-fc21-4b93-b758-1bbfeb76672a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Feb 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Mar 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jun 2016 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2016 - 31 Jul 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £255,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £266,661 |
| 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 | B13 8QB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Moseley |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MAID MARIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919000 - Office, school and office equipment cleaning services

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2017 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0070321-fc21-4b93-b758-1bbfeb76672a
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/055746c0-8365-4727-8aea-47ff23db9f77

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0070321-fc21-4b93-b758-1bbfeb76672a
  1st February 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/055746c0-8365-4727-8aea-47ff23db9f77
  18th February 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/queensbridge_school
  PQQ Documentation ~ Queensbridge School

## Notice URLs

- http://www.queensbridge.bham.sch.uk

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