Published date: 28 August 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • School cleaning services - 90919300

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£2,345,000

Procurement reference

2019/S 160-394896

Published date

28 August 2019

Closing date

2 November 2018

Contract start date

1 September 2019

Contract end date

31 August 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for The thinking Schools Academy Trust at the following schools:
- All Faiths Children's Academy,
- Cedar Children's Academy,
- Goodwin Academy,
- Holcome Grammar School,
- Isambard Brunel Junior School,
- Meon Infant School,
- Meon Junior School,
- Moorings Way Infant School,
- New Horizons Children's Academy,
- Newbridge Junior School,
- Penhale Infant School,
- The Gordon Children's Academy,
- The Portsmouth Academy,
- The Rochester Grammar School,
- The Victory Academy.

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, ranked the best multi-academy trust (MAT) in the country for the performance of its secondary schools by the DfE, is made up of a family of schools that work together to "improve the life chances" of all our children and young people.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a professional cleaning contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities. The Trust would wish the successful Supplier to review the current cleaning services offered and make recommendations accordingly.

The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.9.2019 to 31.8.2022 and will operate as a fixed price contract.

The academic year is based on a calendar of 195 days. 5 days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days.

Whilst the Trust prioritises value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.

The Trust school clients believe that success should be celebrated and that pupils should enjoy their time at school; if lessons are stimulating and challenging then students will love learning. Much time therefore, is spent reviewing and planning schemes of work to ensure that they are differentiated to meet the needs of all students. As a result, the Trust is very enthusiastic regarding work experience and apprenticeship proposals and would welcome the input of the successful Supplier.

As a Trust who are continually seeking ways to improve and develop the ethos and environment for school students and staff, to give them the facilities they deserve and need to meet the challenges of the 21st Century

Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 years basis.

(Further information is provided in the SQ Documentation.)

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust - Tender for Cleaning Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 25 September 2018

Links

Additional text

Interest in the selection process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number.

The Selection Questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/the_thinking_schools_academy_trust__cleaning_services

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 2.11.2018 (12:00). Suppliers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.

Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Selection Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.

It will be the Supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.

The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this Contract Notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.

The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.

The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.

Award information

Awarded date

21 May 2019

Contract start date

1 September 2019

Contract end date

31 August 2022

Total value of contract

£2,500,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Churchill Contract Services Ltd

Address

Harpenden
United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

The Litmus Partnership

Address

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
c/o The Rochester Grammar School, Maidstone Road
Rochester
ME1 3BY
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

http://www.tsatrust.org.uk