Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading
Berkshire
RG31 5TY
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/72U737DJQ3
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
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Little Heath School ~ 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 Little Heath School.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £883,825
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ11 - Berkshire
Main site or place of performance
Berkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Little Heath School is a voluntary-aided co-educational comprehensive secondary school. The School is located in the Little Heath area of the Reading suburb of Tilehurst, in Berkshire.
The School is managed by West Berkshire Local Authority, but serves communities in both West Berkshire and Reading. A mixed 11-18 school, it has approximately 1,650 students on roll, with over 300 of these in the Sixth Form.
Our facilities
Founded in1963, the School is situated on a large site in Little Heath Road, Tilehurst. The School has multiple buildings, of a range of ages, and is working on a phased redevelopment of the School site. Most recently the School moved in to a new main building in April 2021 as part of a £15 million building project.
Tender
The tender project is seeking to appoint an innovative Contractor for the provision of the cleaning services within the School’s facilities. The School would wish the successful contractor to review the current provision of cleaning services offered and make recommendations accordingly.
See SQ Document for further dettails.
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: £883,825
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2023
End date
31 March 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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
5 August 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
12 September 2022
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.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.
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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Berkshire:-School-cleaning-services./72U737DJQ3
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/72U737DJQ3
GO Reference: GO-2022616-PRO-20335409
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Little Heath School
Berkshire
Country
United Kingdom