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title: "Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School ~ Tender for Cleaning Services."
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# Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School ~ Tender for Cleaning Services.

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f648e1a6-0e79-408c-ab1c-b7f799363d11

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School, facilitated by The Litmus Partnership Ltd, seeking tenders for cleaning services. The tender, titled "Tender for Cleaning Services," falls under the school cleaning services industry category and is located in Birmingham, England. The procurement method is selective, utilising a restricted procedure. Key dates include the tender period ending on 4th August 2017, and the contract is set to commence on 1st January 2018, lasting for three years with a potential two-year extension available upon agreement. The total contract value is estimated at £900,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cleaning services, particularly those that can demonstrate innovative approaches and modern equipment. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be well-suited to compete, especially those with experience in maintaining high cleanliness standards in educational settings and those capable of delivering efficient operational methodologies. The emphasis on ongoing savings and advanced cleaning techniques makes this an attractive prospect for contractors looking to expand and establish long-term partnerships in the education sector.

## Notice

The current cleaning service provision at Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School has not been market tested in recent years and to ensure Best Value principles are applied the Client has made a decision to tender the cleaning service. The current cleaning operation is run by the Client. The value of the current contract is 180 000 GBP and it is intended that the initial contract shall run for a period of 3 years, with the ability to extend by a further 2 years with agreement with both parties. For the avoidance of doubt TUPE Regulations will apply to this contract. The successful Supplier 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 the school on contract performance. It is imperative that an open book policy is offered to ensure the Client has total clarity on both operational and financial performance. The Client is seeking both innovation and the application of current cleaning techniques and up-to-date equipment within the tender submissions and would expect as a result of this to be able to identify 'best value' principles and work in partnership with the chosen Supplier going forward. The Client has set five key objectives which should be focused upon throughout the tender process. They are: - Ongoing savings year-on-year during the contract term. - The contract will be for 3 years initially, with the option of a 2 year extension, depending on operational and financial performance. - Review / suggestions to improve work methodology; suggestions to improve the efficiency of service. - Due to the high percentage of hard flooring throughout the site, it is believed specialist equipment will be required to maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout. Recommendations and investment of this equipment should be included within the financial submission of the tender document. - The successful Supplier must deliver a consistently, high standards of cleanliness across the site. A reconciliation will take place monthly to reconcile the actual operating financial result to allow the Client to see how the cleaning operation is performing financially. Any banked hours will be accrued and used to cover additional periodic cleans or credited back to the Client at the end of each financial year. 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/archbishop_ilsley_catholic_school The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 4.8.2017 (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/fe013783-e297-4e35-90c2-75a86e268bd7 |
| 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 | 1 Dec 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Aug 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Nov 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £900,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £556,490 |
| 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 | B27 7XY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Acocks Green |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Yardley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919300 - School cleaning services

## Release History

- 1 Dec 2017 at 15:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe013783-e297-4e35-90c2-75a86e268bd7
- 6 Jul 2017 at 15:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1afa441e-e74f-43c2-8518-a2d8b3a1db4d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe013783-e297-4e35-90c2-75a86e268bd7
  1st December 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1afa441e-e74f-43c2-8518-a2d8b3a1db4d
  6th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/archbishop_ilsley_catholic_school
  SQ Documentation ~ Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School

## Notice URLs

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

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