Published date: 14 November 2019
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
School cleaning services - 90919300
Location of contract
DY11 8AX
Value of contract
£475,000
Procurement reference
2019/S 214-526040
Published date
14 November 2019
Closing date
21 September 2018
Contract start date
1 April 2019
Contract end date
31 March 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 tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services at The Stourport High School and VIth Form College.
The school prides itself on providing opportunities for young people to excel both inside and outside school, ensuring that their students are the best they can be each and every day. The school is consistently judged outstanding by Ofsted and are proud to have been recognised by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) as being in the 20 % of Schools nationally.
The current student roll number is circa 1200 with 200 teaching and support staff.
Current contract value is circa 95 000 GBP per annum.
The cleaning services provision at the school has not been market tested in recent years and to ensure Best value principles are applied the Principal, Sponsors and School governors have made a decision to tender the cleaning service provision.
The cleaning staff are currently employed by the Client. For the avoidance of doubt the sports facilities are cleaning by an external contractor and this will be included within the new tender specification.
TUPE Regulations, including pension rights where applicable, will apply to this contract.
The Stourport High School and VIth Form College are seeking both innovation and the application of current initiatives within the cleaning industry within the tender submissions and would expect as a result of this to be able to identify 'Best Value' and work in partnership with the chosen Supplier going forward.
The school has set 5 key objectives regarding the outcome of the tender process. They are:
- seek to modify work patterns to improve and maximise productivity,
- the introduction of innovative processes and equipment to improve operational standards and productivity,
- to implement tangible reporting procedures and monitoring systems to enable the Client to audit the contract on a regular basis,
- to ensure Best Value principles are maintained throughout the contract period and wherever possible to reduce costs year-on-year,
- to modify and improve work practice, particularly as regards equipment and chemicals, ensuring that skills training is regular and ongoing throughout the contract term.
The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration with the possibility of extending for a further two years depending on service deliverability. The contract will commence on 1.4.2019.
The contract is fixed price with the supplier invoicing the client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. Any variations to the contract that are requested by the Client should be invoiced at the agreed rate and should be calculated on an hourly rate per employee needed to carry out the variation to the satisfaction of the Client.
(Further information is provided in the SQ Documentation.)
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
The Stourport High School and VIth Form College ~ Tender for Cleaning Services
- Opportunity
- Published 21 August 2018
Links
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- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/the_stourport_high_school__vith_form_college
- Bidding documents
- SQ Documentation ~ The Stourport High School and VIth Form College
Additional text
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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_stourport_high_school__vith_form_college
The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 21.9.2018 (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
14 July 2019
Contract start date
12 August 2019
Contract end date
11 August 2021
Total value of contract
£224,525
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Solo Service Group Ltd
Address
Swansea
United KingdomReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
The Litmus Partnership
Address
The Stourport High School and VIth Form College
Minster Road
Stourport-on-Severn
DY11 8AX
England
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Closing: 21 September 2018