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title: "Birchwood Community High School ~ Cleaning Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a319"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BIRCHWOOD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL"
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# Birchwood Community High School ~ Cleaning Tender

Buyer: BIRCHWOOD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a319

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## Summary

The Birchwood Community High School has completed the procurement process for cleaning services, with a total contract value of £600,000. The school located in Warrington initiated a tender, seeking a supplier to deliver high standards of cleanliness across the site. The contract period will span from 1st September 2023 to 31st August 2028. The procurement method used was a selective procedure, with a restricted process involving a minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers progressing to the tender stage. The successful Supplier, Orian Solutions Ltd, was awarded the contract on 27th June 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for cleaning service providers, particularly those experienced in school cleaning services, to engage with Birchwood Community High School. Businesses looking to compete should demonstrate expertise in maintaining cleanliness standards in educational environments, with a focus on innovation and efficiency. As the contract is valued at £600,000 and spans five years, interested suppliers should prepare to provide detailed management reporting, innovate in cleaning techniques, and offer the required high standards of service. The procurement process prioritizes ongoing savings, service efficiency improvements, and the use of specialist equipment for hard floors to ensure best value delivery.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Birchwood high School, Warrington

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Birchwood high School, Warrington The current cleaning service provision at birchwood high 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 Bulloughs. The value of the current contract is PS120k and it is intended that the initial contract shall run for a period of 3 years, with the ability to extend by a further two 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. See SQ document for further details.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022648-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| Lots value | £600,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £385,085 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRCHWOOD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA3 7PT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Birchwood |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington North |
| Delivery location | TLD61 Warrington |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ORIAN SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919300 - School cleaning services

## Release History

- 3 Aug 2023 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022648-2023
- 6 Feb 2023 at 12:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003556-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=800141316
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/U8N9QYWF43
- https://www.birchwoodhigh.org

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