Published date: 21 July 2016
This notice was replaced on 21 July 2016
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 13 April 2017)
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Contract summary
Industry
Office, school and office equipment cleaning services - 90919000
Location of contract
M20 6BX
Value of contract
£460,000
Procurement reference
2016/S 136-244719
Published date
21 July 2016
Closing date
19 August 2016
Contract start date
16 February 2017
Contract end date
15 February 2022
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
The successful tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services at The Barlow RC High School.
The School is looking for a cleaning contractor who will be their partner in excellence, providing a high-quality environment in which the students can achieve their potential and in which they can aspire to be the best.
The successful tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services at all the buildings that form part of The Barlow RC High School, providing a breakdown of cost for specific buildings.
The cleaning service is currently outsourced to a cleaning contractor.
Any company wishing to be considered for this contract must be able to demonstrate experience and depth of knowledge in the management and handling of TUPE issues.
The contract will commence on 16.2.2017 for a period of 3 years, with an option to extend on a 1+1 basis.
This contract will be fixed price in nature with the successful contractor working to an output cleaning specification which complies with the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) standards.
We are seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the secondary school or College market place, ideally with a strong operational base within the North of England, thus allowing for responsive, contract support and management of cleaning staff.
The successful tenderer will be required to formally report each month on cleaning standard performance and operational matters, ensuring the senior management team at the School is fully informed about all issues related to delivery of the cleaning service.
The Barlow RC High School is a high performing Catholic school in Didsbury in south Manchester, with 880 mixed pupils aged 11-16. The School was modernised in 2010/12 and they have state of the art facilities available in curriculum areas.
More information
Links
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- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/the_barlow_rc_high_school
- Tender notice
- QQ Documentation ~ The Barlow RC High School
Additional text
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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/the_barlow_rc_high_school
The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 19.8.2016 (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
The Barlow RC High School
Parrswood Road
Manchester
M20 6BX
England
Website
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