--- title: "Tender for Cleaning Services - Gipsy Hill Federation." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-733597b4-4629-422a-beeb-bb3b06487b32" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-733597b4-4629-422a-beeb-bb3b06487b32" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-733597b4-4629-422a-beeb-bb3b06487b32.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-733597b4-4629-422a-beeb-bb3b06487b32.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD" published: "2017-08-14" --- # Tender for Cleaning Services - Gipsy Hill Federation. Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-733597b4-4629-422a-beeb-bb3b06487b32 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-733597b4-4629-422a-beeb-bb3b06487b32) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-733597b4-4629-422a-beeb-bb3b06487b32.json) ## Summary The procurement process concerns a tender for cleaning services initiated by The Litmus Partnership Ltd on behalf of the Gipsy Hill Federation, located in the London Borough of Lambeth. The tender, titled "Tender for Cleaning Services - Gipsy Hill Federation," is currently in the Award stage. The contract is set to commence on 22 July 2017 and will last for three years, with an estimated total value of £1,050,000. Key dates include the closing date for submission of the Selection Questionnaire on 3 March 2017, and the published date of the tender notice on 8 February 2017. This opportunity falls within the services industry, specifically focused on school cleaning services, classified under CPV code 90919300. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those with experience in delivering cleaning services to educational institutions. Companies that are Corporate Members of the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) and have a proven track record in managing the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) would be particularly well-suited for this contract. Additionally, businesses with a robust operational base in the London area will be advantageous, given the requirement for operational flexibility and support across the participating schools within the federation. ## Notice Gipsy Hill Federation schools are utterly committed to transforming lives and further enriching their community. They work very closely with the DfE, Lambeth and Southwark Local Authorities, to expand their primary school sites. A mark of the richness, excellence and determination of their community is validated by the Department for Education committing significant sums of money to build and create their new secondary school, Gipsy Hill School (opening September 2017). The potential for future growth of the Federation would require flexibility to incorporate any new schools into service delivery. The successful tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services at the following participating schools located within the London Borough of Lambeth: Kingswood School -Lower Site and Children Centre Kingswood School -Upper Site Paxton School Fenstanton School Crawford School Elm Wood School. Basis of Contract: The schools listed above have joined together under the Gipsy Hill Federation to participate in a tender process with the intention of appointing a Contractor/s to deliver the cleaning services at each or all of the aforementioned schools. The contract will commence on 22 July 2017 for a period of three years on a fixed price per school basis or on a group fixed price, whichever delivers the best value individually or as a group. The combined cost of the current group cleaning provision is estimated at 350 000 GBP per annum. Objectives The appointed Contractor/s will preferably be Corporate Members of BICSc and have significant experience of delivering quality cleaning services within school premises. The Contractor should have suitable experience and expertise of successfully managing the TUPE process and as a consequence be experienced at managing and willing to apply for Admitted Body Status in order to administer any transferring staff under TUPE that are currently within the LGPS. The Contractor should also have a strong operational base local to the London Borough of Lambeth and be able to ensure adequate contract support and operational flexibility as and when needed across all and each of the participating schools. Ultimately it is important that the Contractor can demonstrate an ability to deliver productivity and efficiencies through the application of best practice and innovation and as a result will be expected to deliver sustainable quality and 'best value' to all and each of the participating schools. 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: https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/gipsy_hill_federation The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 3.3.2017 (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/e87acd89-00c8-45b2-805c-d29f17882d89 | | 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 | 14 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Jun 2017 | | Contract period | 21 Jul 2017 - 21 Jul 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,050,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,003,000 | | 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 | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE27 9RD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Gipsy Hill | | Westminster constituency | Dulwich and West Norwood | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | BIRKIN CLEANING SERVICES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90919300 - School cleaning services ## Release History - 14 Aug 2017 at 12:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e87acd89-00c8-45b2-805c-d29f17882d89 - 8 Feb 2017 at 16:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/786851df-8c91-407d-a9e9-1883ea76b468 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e87acd89-00c8-45b2-805c-d29f17882d89 14th August 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/786851df-8c91-407d-a9e9-1883ea76b468 8th February 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/gipsy_hill_federation SQ Documentation ~ Gipsy Hill Federation ## Notice URLs - http://www.gipsyhillfederation.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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