Awarded contract

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust ~ Cleaning Services Tender

  • South Lincolnshire Academies Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-009741

Published 12 April 2022, 2:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust

Bourne Academy, Edinburgh Crescent Bourne, Bourne

Lincolnshire

PE10 9DT

Email

tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1276673880

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF3 - Lincolnshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.slat.org.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust ~ Cleaning Services Tender

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90919300 - School cleaning services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Cleaning services for South Lincolnshire Academies Trust.

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust was formed in 2011 and currently includes:

Bourne Academy, PE10 9DT,

Spalding Academy, PE11 2EJ

Giles Academy, PE22 9LD.

The schools are within 32 miles of each other.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,046,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance

Lincolnshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Cleaning services for South Lincolnshire Academies Trust.

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust was formed in 2011 and currently includes Bourne Academy, PE10 9DT, Spalding Academy, PE11 2EJ and Giles Academy, PE22 9LD. The schools are within 32 miles of each other.

This is the first time that all three of the schools have participated in a shared competitive tender for cleaning services, currently having one contractor at Bourne/Spalding Academies and Giles Academy is an in-house cleaning service.

Bourne Academy is an 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school, with circa 1400 pupils on roll. (Currently contracted out)

Spalding Academy is a mixed comprehensive secondary school, with circa 1200 pupils on roll. (Currently contracted out)

Giles Academy is an 11 to 16 mixed comprehensive school, with circa 800 pupils on roll. (Currently in-house provision)

The schools are oversubscribed with rising demand and have a shared focus of high expectations, with a firm, fair and consistently applied code of conduct which is understood by students, teachers and parents / carers.

The contract will commence on 1 April 2022 for an initial period of three years, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of two years at the discretion of the governing body. The successful Supplier will invoice the client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis, also guaranteeing both the number of input hours to the contract and the quality of cleaning provision. 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 contract supervising officer. The Client’s requirement shall be for 190 academic days, 5 inset days and 20 days periodic cleaning per annum.

The annual contract value is circa: Bourne £103,400, Spalding £120,700, Giles £185,100, Total £409,200

The sites must at all times meet health, safety and environmental standards appropriate to the sites and their use and the successful Supplier must comply with the Client’s health, safety and environmental policies and procedures. The services must be provided so as not to interrupt the routine of the schools.

We are seeking a suitably experienced Supplier who has current experience of working within the secondary school or HE / FE market place, ideally with a strong operational base within the South Lincolnshire area, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and the operational flexibility that is to be delivered in support of the contract as and when required.

The scope of the contract covers all cleaning provision within the school buildings at Bourne, Spalding and Giles Academies. The successful Supplier will be expected to deliver a concise and detailed method of management reporting at the end of each month thus updating the schools’ senior management team on the contract performance.

The projected cost of cleaning for the current year is circa £390K for all buildings (excluding external window cleaning). However, it is believed that through equipment and cleaning material innovation and the effective recruitment, training and supervision of cleaning staff there is opportunity for improvement.

Please see SQ Document for further details.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-016033


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

016033

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 November 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

GSO Ltd t/a Reef Cleaning Solutions

98 Great North Road, St Neots

Cambridgeshire

PE19 8EJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
National registration number

08355246

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £2,046,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,768,770


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=683367423

GO Reference: GO-2022412-PRO-19956843

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust

Lincolnshire

PE10 9DT

Country

United Kingdom