Published date: 22 December 2018

Last edited date: 22 December 2018

This notice was replaced on 28 August 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 28 August 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • School cleaning services - 90919300

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£1,500,000

Procurement reference

2018/S 238-543941

Published date

22 December 2018

Closing date

18 January 2019

Contract start date

1 September 2019

Contract end date

31 August 2024

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 Truro Penwith Academy Trust (TPAT) (the Client) at the following schools:

Secondary Schools:
- Cape Cornwall School (in-house)
- Hayle Academy
- St Ives School (in-house)
Primary Schools:
- Newlyn School
- St Just Primary School (in-house)
- Alverton Primary School

The contract will be awarded as one lot, encompassing all of the TPAT schools.

The contract will commence on 1.9.2019 for a period of 3 years, with a possible extension of 2 years by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract.

The Client is seeking a suitably experienced Supplier who has current experience of working within the education market place, ideally with a strong operational base within the South West of England, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility.

The current turnover in respect of the above schools is approximately 300 000 GBP per annum.

Please note that some of the current staff are in the Local Government Pension Scheme; actuary reports will be provided and the successful supplier will need to sign an ABS agreement and pay for all associated costs.

Please be advised that this contract will be costed on a fixed price basis for 3 years.

More information

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/truro__penwith_academy_trust

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 18.1.2019 (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.

About the buyer

Contact name

The Litmus Partnership

Address

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust
College Road
Truro
TR1 3XX
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

https://www.tpacademytrust.org/