Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Walton High School
The Rise, Walton-on-the Hill
Stafford
ST17 0LJ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Walton High 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 to Walton High School, The Rise, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, ST17 0LJ. Walton High School is a leading 11-18 co-educational High School situated in Stafford. There are with c.1,335 pupils on roll including 255 sixth form pupils.
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: £560,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Staffordshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cleaning services will be required throughout term time with sufficient service provision during holidays to conduct periodic cleaning tasks and prepare the school for re-occupation.
The duration of the contract is three years commencing on 1 September 2022 and concluding on 31 August 2025, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of 2 years at the discretion of the governing body.
The School is looking for a contractor capable of providing a dedicated, professional and consistent cleaning service to the School throughout the year, with robust and responsive management support and the ability to provide contingency cleaning resources if required. The contractor will employ all cleaning staff and provide the necessary cleaning equipment and materials.
We are seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the secondary school or HE / FE marketplace, ideally with a strong operational base within the Stafford area thus allowing for responsive, contract support and management of cleaning staff.
This contract will be fixed price in nature with the successful contractor working to an output cleaning specification which complies with the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) standards.
The footprint of the School is c.9,200 sqm.
The incumbent cleaning staff are currently employed by a cleaning contractor and TUPE will apply. There are thirteen cleaning operatives. Note that some members of staff have transferred previously under a Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and as such prospective Bidders must be able to demonstrate their capability of running similar schemes as part of this contract under an Admitted Body Status. Any company wishing to be considered for this contract must be able to demonstrate experience and depth of knowledge in the management and handling of TUPE issues.
Please note that the successful supplier will pay The Litmus Partnership a consultancy fee on award of this contract, which will be to the value of £5,450.00 plus VAT. This fee will be invoiced immediately after the 10-day standstill period ends (24th June 2022). To ensure transparency, the winning supplier will clearly show this fee within the breakdown of the management fee.
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 000-002537
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
002537
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cleantec Services Limited
Unit 2, Handford Court, Garston Lane
Watford
WD25 9EJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
National registration number
4155336
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £700,818.34
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=710548956
GO Reference: GO-202282-PRO-20718633
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Walton High School
The Rise, Walton-on-the-Hill
Stafford
ST17 0LJ
Country
United Kingdom