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title: "St Bernard's High School ~ Cleaning Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0317be"
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buyer: "ST BERNARD'S HIGH SCHOOL"
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# St Bernard's High School ~ Cleaning Tender

Buyer: ST BERNARD'S HIGH SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0317be

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "St Bernard's High School ~ Cleaning Tender" is being conducted by St Bernard's High School, a girls' catholic academy located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. This tender falls under the services industry, specifically for school cleaning services, with a total contract value of £670,800 for a duration from August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2025. The procurement method utilised is a selective restricted procedure, and the tender period ended on April 1, 2022. The initiative is aimed at engaging contractors who can demonstrate innovation and high-quality service in maintaining cleanliness within the school's facilities.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in commercial cleaning services. Businesses capable of providing innovative cleaning solutions, advanced equipment, and methods that comply with BICSc standards would be well-suited to compete. The contract's fixed-price nature, along with the requirement for a minimum annual turnover of £1 million for qualifying contenders, highlights the tender's potential for fostering business growth while ensuring high-quality service in an educational environment.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for St Bernard's High School.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

St Bernard's High School is a girls' catholic academy in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex with just under 1000 students and 150 staff. The building starting as a hostelry in the late 1800's and the most recent extension was completed in 2021. It is full of history and stairs. Tender information: 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. At present there are 12 cleaning staff employed to clean the school. The current incumbent contractor is Kindred. There are incumbent members of cleaning staff who are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Please be advised that the school has a minimum requirement for a contractor's employers liability/ public liability and professional indemnity insurance of PS10m 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 PS134,160 Therefore the value of the term of the contract is PS670,800 (annual value of the contract x 5)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021183-2022 |
| 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 | 1 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £670,800 |
| Lots value | £670,800 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £905,138 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ST BERNARD'S HIGH SCHOOL |
| Locality | ESSEX |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS0 7JS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Milton |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## 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/021183-2022
- 16 Feb 2022 at 12:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004386-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=710569468
- https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Essex:-School-cleaning-services./DW32G7E4P5
- https://www.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/

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