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title: "Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School ~ Cleaning Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031533"
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buyer: "QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GIRLS' SCHOOL"
published: "2022-08-02"
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# Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School ~ Cleaning Tender

Buyer: QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GIRLS' SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031533

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## Summary

The Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School in Hertfordshire is seeking to contract cleaning services through a tender process, which is currently in the active stage. This procurement, classified under school cleaning services, is anticipated to have a total contract value of £700,000 over a three-year period from 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2025, with an option for a two-year extension. Bids were required to be submitted by 11th March 2022, and a selection of suppliers is expected to be invited to provide their tenders after an evaluation process based on set criteria.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the cleaning services sector, particularly those with a strong track record in school-related contracts. Given the emphasis on innovation and high service standards, companies equipped with the latest cleaning technologies and capable of maintaining rigorous hygiene protocols will likely stand out. Interested firms should note that a minimum turnover of £1 million is required to qualify, making this a prime opportunity for established businesses looking to expand their portfolio in educational environments.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Queen Elizabeth's Girl's School.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School in Barnet is an 11-18 fully comprehensive state school with approximately 1200 students and 150 staff. We are proud to consistently be over-subscribed and a school of choice within the local community, with a strong reputation for educating women of the future. Our consistently high examination results place us in the top 1% of all schools nationally, which is an incredible achievement for a fully comprehensive state school. We continue to build on our strong results year on year and we are an emerging centre of excellence for a number of areas of our practice, having gained SSAT and DFE recognition. We occupy a beautiful site with 29 acres of land, being conveniently located directly opposite High Barnet tube station. We have a range of buildings including: *A main Victorian block dating back to 1888 (with various extensions over the years) *A large sports centre and swimming pool *The Meadway block which was opened in the 1960s *The Lindani block which was opened in 2010. Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School prides itself on its high standards across the board and we seek to provide an optimal learning environment which will support our students to flourish. We have invested significantly on further improving our facilities and we have ambitious plans for future expansion in order to support our school to become a centre of excellence for STEM subjects. The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities for the school. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff. The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful contractor to operate to at all times, is being able to provide a School that is fit for purpose and that the Contractor 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 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2025 with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the client. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. It should be noted that the successful contractor 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. Current cleaning arrangement: *At present there are 13 cleaning staff employed *The current incumbent contractor is DB Services *There are not any incumbent members of cleaning staff who are members of the LGPS *Please be advised that the school has a minimum requirement for a contractor's employers liability/ public liability and professional indemnity insurance of PS10 million. *The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is PS1m *The annual value of the current contract is PS140,000 *Therefore the value of the term of the contract is PS700,000 (annual value of the contract x 5) *Please be advised that the winning contractor of this tender will be required to pay the cost of this tender directly to the Litmus Partnership upon contract award, of PS4,950+VAT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021181-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000 |
| Lots value | £700,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £676,245 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GIRLS' SCHOOL |
| Locality | HERTFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Enfield |
| Postcode | EN5 5RR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI71 Barnet |
| Local authority | Barnet |
| Electoral ward | Barnet Vale |
| Westminster constituency | Chipping Barnet |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LEWIS AND GRAVES PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919300 - School cleaning services

## Release History

- 2 Aug 2022 at 18:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021181-2022
- 9 Feb 2022 at 14:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003736-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=710555940
- https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Hertfordshire:-School-cleaning-services./7XD2U98X49
- https://www.qegschool.org.uk/

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