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title: "Monmouth Comprehensive School and Cluster - Tender for Caretaking and Cleaning Services."
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# Monmouth Comprehensive School and Cluster - Tender for Caretaking and Cleaning Services.

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e0aed642-b47d-41e2-855b-885f5d61b298

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## Summary

The procurement process pertains to the tender for caretaking and cleaning services for the Monmouth Comprehensive School and its associated primary schools, managed by The Litmus Partnership Ltd, based in Monmouth, England. This contract is classified under the services category of 'Office, school and office equipment cleaning services.' The tender stage is complete, with the contract valued at approximately £675,000, set to commence on April 1, 2017, and lasting for three years. Bidders were required to submit their Pre-Qualification Questionnaires by December 16, 2016, indicating a selective procurement method under a restricted procedure.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for experienced contractors in the cleaning and caretaking sector, particularly those with a background in educational institutions. Businesses capable of delivering high-quality service with an operational presence in Wales will be well-suited to compete. The tender specifies a requirement for contractors to provide a fixed price and ensure a certain number of input hours, making it ideal for established firms looking to expand their service offerings within the educational market.

## Notice

The successful tenderer will be required to provide caretaking and cleaning services for the Monmouth Cluster, which encompasses Monmouth Comprehensive School and four Primary Schools. The contract will commence on 1.4.2017 for a period of three 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 and levels of caretaking 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 Wales, 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 caretaking and cleaning provision within the School. 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 Monmouth Comprehensive School on the contract performance. The projected cost of the caretaking and cleaning provision is circa 225 000 GBP per annum. Along with Monmouth Comprehensive School, the following four primary schools are part of this tender process: - Osbaston Primary School. - Raglan Primary School. - Cross Ash Primary School. - Trellech Primary School. The scope of services would be the same as for Monmouth Comprehensive School, however on a smaller scale. 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/monmouth_comprehensive_school_and_cluster The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 16.12.2016 (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/d8d1fb46-67ad-47aa-acd1-ed864223a4fe |
| 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 | 31 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Dec 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £675,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £708,288 |
| 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 | MONMOUTH |
| Post town | Newport |
| Postcode | NP25 3YT |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Monmouthshire |
| Electoral ward | Town |
| Westminster constituency | Monmouthshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CRYSTAL CLEANING SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919000 - Office, school and office equipment cleaning services

## Release History

- 31 May 2017 at 08:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8d1fb46-67ad-47aa-acd1-ed864223a4fe
- 22 Nov 2016 at 15:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a61c75dc-71da-4ffd-a647-2871d57aa44a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8d1fb46-67ad-47aa-acd1-ed864223a4fe
  31st May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a61c75dc-71da-4ffd-a647-2871d57aa44a
  22nd November 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/monmouth_comprehensive_school_and_cluster
  PQQ Documentation ~ Monmouth Comprehensive School and Cluster

## Notice URLs

- http://monmouthcomprehensive.org.uk/

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