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title: "SMART Schools Trust ~ Cleaning Tender"
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buyer: "SMART SCHOOLS TRUST"
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# SMART Schools Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Buyer: SMART SCHOOLS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041bb6

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## Summary

The SMART Schools Trust has announced a cleaning tender under the industry category of school cleaning services. This procurement involves providing comprehensive cleaning services for five schools within the Trust, located in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (region UKK3). The procurement stage is currently active and progressing under a selective method, specifically the Restricted procedure. Key dates include the tender period ending on 5th January 2024, with the contract start date planned for 1st September 2024. The contract, valued at approximately £2,095,000, will run until 31st August 2029.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs experienced in the education sector. Businesses that already have, or are willing to establish, a strong operational base within the South West will have operational advantages. The contract requires the ability to deliver daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning services, along with proactive management and communication. Experience in multi-academy trusts and a flexible support structure are essential for meeting the contract requirements and ensuring minimal impact due to absences. Suppliers capable of demonstrating knowledge and understanding of similar-sized contracts will be well-suited to compete.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, for the following five Schools within SMART Schools Trust: 1.Dobwalls Community Primary School https://www.dobwalls.cornwall.sch.uk/ 2.Landulph Primary School https://www.landulph.net/ 3.Liskeard School & Community College https://www.liskeard.net/ 4.Saltash Community School https://www.saltash.net/ 5.Trewidland Primary School https://www.trewidlandprimaryandpreschool.co.uk/

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Trust is seeking a suitably experienced Supplier who has current experience of working within the education sector, preferably within diverse Multi Academy Trusts, comprising both Primary and Secondary School establishments, to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of contracts of a similar size and nature. Ideally the successful Supplier will already have, or be willing to establish, a strong operational base within the South West, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as and when needed moving forwards into this contract term. The scope of the contract covers all of the cleaning provision within each of the Schools' individual environments. This includes term time daily cleaning, plus a number of weeks for holiday and periodic cleaning during non-term time to provide a deeper clean of the Schools and their buildings to ensure they are suitably prepared for the beginning of each academic term. The requirement of the School is that the successful Supplier provides a clean and functioning premises, as per the specification, that is fit for purpose at all times through delivering the guaranteed level of input hours. As part of that requirement the successful Supplier is to be proactive in the management of the contract with open lines of communication. That communication must include frequent and proactively provided management information, as well as operating an open book policy. TUPE is expected to apply and it is anticipated that some employees may be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and therefore the successful Supplier would be expected to gain Admitted Body Status (ABS) in order to continue contributing to the scheme. A robust level of management support must be provided by the successful Supplier to ensure that the detailed specification is delivered within the contract on a consistent basis within the contract period. A suitable support structure must be available to ensure that absences are covered at all times, providing minimal impact to the day to day cleaning of the premises. See SQ Document for more information. Additional information: Please note, this is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031950-2024 |
| 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 | 4 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,095,000 |
| Lots value | £2,095,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,586,066 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SMART SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Additional buyers | DOBWALLS COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL; LANDULPH PRIMARY SCHOOL; LISKEARD SCHOOL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE; SALTASH COMMUNITY SCHOOL; TREWIDLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| Locality | LISKEARD |
| Post town | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL14 3EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Liskeard Central |
| Westminster constituency | South East Cornwall |
| Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PURGO SUPPLY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919300 - School cleaning services

## Release History

- 4 Oct 2024 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031950-2024
- 21 Nov 2023 at 16:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034441-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=893687877
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/769T5MPZHN
- https://www.dobwalls.cornwall.sch.uk/
- https://www.landulph.net/
- https://www.liskeard.net/
- https://www.saltash.net/
- https://www.smart-trust.net/
- https://www.trewidlandprimaryandpreschool.co.uk/

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