Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
City of London Academies Trust M and E Tender
Gresham St, City of London
London
EC2V 7HH
Contact
Procurement team
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
City of London Academies Trust M and E Tender
Reference number
CCL_058
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71333000 - Mechanical engineering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The City of London Academies Trust operates 11 Academies across London and are committed to maintaining high-quality facilities that support outstanding educational environments. The Trust is tendering for their Maintenance an Engineering services with a contract start date of 1st September 2025. The contract will run for an initial three-year term, ending on 31st August 2028, with termly and annual reviews in place. To ensure flexibility for both parties should the relationship not prosper, a break clause has been included. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years beyond this date by mutual agreement, subject to satisfactory qualitative and financial performance.The current contract with Equans is at the end of the contract tenure and there is a good working relationship with the Trust. The Trust seeks a professional and experienced preventative maintenance contractor capable of delivering an excellent level of service throughout the year on all campuses.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,400,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Main site or place of performance
11 Academies across Hackney, Camden and Newham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of London Academies Trust operates 11 Academies across London and are committed to maintaining high-quality facilities that support outstanding educational environments. The Trust is tendering for their Maintenance & Engineering services with a contract start date of 1st September 2025. The contract will run for an initial three-year term, ending on 31st August 2028, with termly and annual reviews in place. To ensure flexibility for both parties should the relationship not prosper, a break clause has been included. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years beyond this date by mutual agreement, subject to satisfactory qualitative and financial performance.The Trust are using a two stage restricted process, with an initial SQ stage plus an ITT. All tender communications are managed via in-tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,400,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The contract tenure is for an initial three year term and there is an option for both parties to extending the contract for another two years subject to performance and mutual agreement.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 4
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 March 2025
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Crown Commercial Review
70 Whitehall
London
Telephone
+44 3454102222
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
16 Mount Pleasant
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1QU
info@cohesionconsultingltd.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1892251001
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
All details on review procedures are available from Cohesion Consulting.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
16 Mount Pleasant
Tunbridge Wells
Telephone
+44 1892251001
Country
United Kingdom