Contract

Alban Academies Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

  • Alban Academies Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-011733

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-034d90

Published 24 April 2023, 7:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Alban Academies Trust

The Ridgeway

St Albans

AL4 9NX

Email

tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1276673880

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://albanacademiestrust.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

Alban Academies Trust ~ Cleaning 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 Alban Academies Trust.

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: £1,100,631.27

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Main site or place of performance

Hertfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Alban Academies Trust serves primary and secondary schools in and near St. Albans. Our mission is to build a learning community that shares and promotes educational excellence for everyone. All members of the Trust are valued and able to make a powerful contribution to the on-going progress of improvement across the AAT. The Trust currently comprises of five schools, three secondary schools: Ridgeway Academy, Sandringham School and Verulam School and three primary schools: Garden Fields JMI School, Wheatfields Infants’ and Nursery School and Wheatfields Junior School. This cleaning tender is for the catering services at 2 schools – Ridgeway Academy and Verulam School. Ridgeway Academy is an 11-18 Mixed Secondary School with Academy status The school currently employs 116 teaching and support staff and has 902 students on roll )expected to rise to 952 next year) which includes 83 students in Sixth Form (expected to rise to 100 next year) •The current incumbent contractor is Evergreen Facilities Services •There are incumbent members of cleaning staff who are members of the LGPS •The annual value of the current contract at this school is £120,000 Verulam School in St Albans is a Secondary School with approximately 1,100 students and 120 staff. The School is housed in an old building – the bulk of which was built in 1937 with subsequent extensions added on at different times. The School has separate playing fields at Sandpit Lane, St. Albans, AL4 0BX. There are changing rooms at the playing fields which also require daily cleaning. •The current incumbent contractor is Birkin •There are not incumbent members of cleaning staff who are members of the LGPS •The annual value of the current contract at this school is £105K. The tender Please confirm you are happy with the below/ amend or add as you see fit: 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 each school in the Trust. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff at all schools. 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 three years in duration from 1st January 2023 until 31st December 2025 with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the client. The contract 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. See SQ document for more 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: 2022/S 000-018152


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 November 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

KGB Cleaning South West Ltd

10 Hill Side Burghfield Common

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
National registration number

06941723

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,125,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,100,631.27


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. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.

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six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Alban Academies Trust

The Ridgeway

St Albans

AL4 9NX

Country

United Kingdom