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title: "The Circle Trust ~ Cleaning Tender"
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buyer: "THE CIRCLE TRUST"
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# The Circle Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Buyer: THE CIRCLE TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035568

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## Summary

The Circle Trust, a Wokingham-based multi-academy trust, has completed a procurement process for school cleaning services. The contract, valued at £1,802,860, will run from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2026, potentially extendable for up to 2 more years. The successful contractor must meet specific insurance and turnover requirements and adhere to BICSc cleaning standards. The Circle Trust has a minimum requirement for contractors' liability insurance and turnover, aiming to appoint one contractor across all schools.

This tender by The Circle Trust presents an opportunity for small or medium enterprises (SMEs) in the services sector, particularly those with a focus on school cleaning services, to grow their business. The trust is seeking innovative contractors to ensure high cleaning standards and a pleasant environment for pupils and staff. With a focus on quality, compliance, and long-term partnership, businesses meeting the trust's criteria can capitalise on this tender to expand their operations and contribute to creating excellent educational environments for children and young people.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for The Circle Trust. The Circle Trust is a Wokingham based multi academy trust of currently six schools. We believe that all children and young people deserve to have an excellent well-rounded education and to flourish in first-rate schools where the best teaching, the best facilities and the most up-to-date resources are made available to them.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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 each school in the Trust. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff at all schools. 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 from 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2026 with an option to extend for up to 2 years further, at the discretion of the client. Please note the contract start date for Westcott Infant school will commence July 2023 and Westende Junior School will commence October 2023 but both will have the same contract end date as all other schools). 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. *The total value of the current cleaning provision across the Trust is PS1,802,860 (total of all school's current annual cleaning costs added together, multiplied by 5 (as the full potential contract term is 5 years) *Please be advised that the Trust has a minimum requirement for a contractor's employers liability/ public liability and professional indemnity insurance of PS10m *The minimum annual turnover your company must have achieved to be accepted onto this project is PS1m *Please note that this is a growing Trust. Should any other schools join this Trust during the course of this contract, these schools may, at the discretion of the client, be added to this contract. *Please note that the Trust is ideally looking to appoint one contractor across all schools. However, each school reserves the right to make its own appointment decision and reserves the right not to appoint any contractor bidding for this contract. See SQ document for more details.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010773-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,802,860 |
| Lots value | £1,802,860 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £217,101 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CIRCLE TRUST |
| Locality | WOKINGHAM |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG40 1SS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Wokingham |
| Electoral ward | Wescott |
| Westminster constituency | Wokingham |
| Delivery location | TLJ11 Berkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIRKIN GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919300 - School cleaning services

## Release History

- 14 Apr 2023 at 11:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010773-2023
- 25 Jul 2022 at 13:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020160-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=775449365
- https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Wokingham:-School-cleaning-services./5346ATGPB8
- https://thecircletrust.co.uk/

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