Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Hurlingham Academy
Peterborough Road, Fulham
London
SW6 3ED
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.thehurlinghamacademy.org.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-London:-School-cleaning-services./QV67G5SS45
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
Secondary Schools Consortium ~ 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 Secondary Schools Consortium is the alias given to the 6 participating schools for sole purpose of conducting the procurement exercise and as such each school remains independent of one another. With all schools located in close proximity of each other it is the intention to appoint a single supplier to provide the cleaning services to the group.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,916,665
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
LONDON
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Secondary Schools Consortium is the alias given to the 6 participating schools for sole purpose of conducting the procurement exercise and as such each school remains independent of one another. With all schools located in close proximity of each other it is the intention to appoint a single supplier to provide the cleaning services to the group. However, each school reserves the right to select the supplier that provides the most economical and advantageous tender to its school.
Participating Schools:
William Morris Sixth Form
St Dunstan’s Road
Hammersmith
W6 8RB
Lady Margaret School
Parsons Green
Fulham
SW6 4UN
Fulham Cross Girls’ School
Munster Road
Fulham
SW6 6BP
The Hurlingham Academy
Peterborough Road
Fulham
SW6 3ED
Sacred Heart High School
212 Hammersmith Road
Hammersmith
W6 7DG
Lambeth Academy
Elms Rd
Lambeth
SW4 9ET
Basis of Contract
Over the initial 3-year contract period the turnover for the group of schools is estimated at £1,750,000. The Client is willing to extend the contract by mutual consent up to a maximum of 2 x 1-year periods
Objectives
The appointed Supplier will preferably be Corporate Members of BICSc and have significant experience of delivering quality cleaning services within school premises. The Supplier should have suitable expertise of successfully managing the TUPE process and if required be prepared to apply for ABS to administer the Local Government Pension Scheme for any transferring staff.
It is important that the Supplier has a strong operational base in London with adequate local contract support and operational flexibility to ensure cleaning standards are consistently maintained to deliver sustained quality and ‘best value’ to each school.
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: £2,916,665
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2022
End date
31 March 2027
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
two.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/QV67G5SS45
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
10 September 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
11 October 2021
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-London:-School-cleaning-services./QV67G5SS45
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/QV67G5SS45
GO Reference: GO-2021727-PRO-18633773
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Hurlingham Academy
Peterborough Road
London
SW6 3ED
Country
United Kingdom