Published date: 19 June 2019

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


Closing: 25 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • School cleaning services - 90919300

Location of contract

NG17 8HP

Value of contract

£1,600,000

Procurement reference

2019/S 110-269492

Published date

19 June 2019

Closing date

25 August 2017

Contract start date

3 April 2018

Contract end date

2 April 2023

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 Two Counties Trust is a family of Academies (the Client) with a shared ethos, common values and collective goals. The Trust has a clear mission, which is to transform the lives of children and young people and to release their potential through excellent education and the opportunity to acquire new skills. All Academies within the Trust are united in their vision to rapidly improve the learning experience of their students and raise the aspirations of the local communities in which they serve.

The Two Counties Trust is a brand-new Multi-Academy Trust established on 1.4.2016, which consists solely of like-minded Academies that share a passion for working in partnership in order to improve the quality of provision and outcomes for all learners through focussing on Academy improvement.
of cleaning services within the facilities for each of the Academies. The high quality service levels proposed should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the students and staff.

The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful Supplier to operate to at all times, is being able to provide an environment that is fit for purpose and that the Supplier 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 three years in duration from 3.4.2018 until 2.4.2021, with the option to extend the contract term for a further term of up to 2 years and will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth 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 value of the current cleaning contract is circa 647 000 GBP + VAT per annum.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

The Two Counties Trust - Tender for Cleaning Services.

  • Opportunity
  • Published 6 July 2017

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_two_counties_trust

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 25.8.2017 (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

12 November 2018

Contract start date

1 January 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Total value of contract

£525,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Accuro FM Ltd

Address

London
United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

The Litmus Partnership

Address

The Two Counties Trust
Sutton Road
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
NG17 8HP
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

http://www.twocountiestrust.co.uk