Published date: 25 August 2016

This notice was replaced on 25 August 2016

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

Awarded contract (published 15 May 2017, last edited 15 May 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Office, school and office equipment cleaning services - 90919000

Location of contract

LN6 9AG

Value of contract

£325,000

Procurement reference

2016/S 163-293765

Published date

25 August 2016

Closing date

30 September 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

North Kesteven School is a High Performing Specialist Academy. The School caters for pupils in the 11-18 age range. Estimated pupil numbers for the 2016/2017 academic year are 1 260. The successful tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services at the School - the contract covers the scope for the provision of all cleaning services within the school.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities for North Kesteven School. The high quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff.

The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful contractor to operate to at all times, is being able to provide a school that is fit for purpose and that the Contractor is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved and that the frequency of cleans is as detailed within the Tender Specification.

The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.4.2017 until 31.3.2020 and will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for 1-12th of the annual cost on a monthly basis.

It should be noted that the successful contractor will be expected to bring to the contract: innovation; new equipment; and cleaning methods, with BICSc standards being achieved, as a minimum, thus ensuring that the highest levels of cleanliness are maintained in all areas at all times and also ensuring that the productivity of the cleaning operatives is enhanced moving forward into the new contract term.

The annual value of the current contract is 108 240 GBP p.a. including all periodic cleaning.

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Interest in the pre-qualification 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 pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/north_kesteven_school

The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 30.9.2016 (12:00). Tenderers 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 Pre-Qualification 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 Tenderer'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 OJEU 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

North Kesteven School
Moor Lane
North Hykeham
LN6 9AG
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

http://www.nkschool.lincs.sch.uk