Tender

Schools Site Management, Buildings Maintenance and Cleaning Services

  • QUEST Trust

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-028470

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04986f

Published 5 September 2024, 3:40pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

QUEST Trust

682 Atherton Road

Wigan

WN2 4SQ

Contact

Andrew Kyle

Email

andrew@askjak.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.questrust.org.uk/

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

https://askjak.co.uk/contact/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://askjak.co.uk/contact/

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

Schools Site Management, Buildings Maintenance and Cleaning Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79993000 - Building and facilities management services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The QUEST Trust is a unique faith trust comprising of five schools - one senior 16 to 19, four primary and one nursery. The successful supplier(s) will be required to provide site management services (including buildings maintenance) and / or school cleaning services across the sites of the Trust.

The QUEST Trust is seeking requests for proposals from suitably qualified and experienced operators to provide and manage the site management teams(SM), planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance (RM) and the schools cleaning services (SCS) in accordance with good industry practice. The Trust is looking to appoint a contractor via Lots to manage this import part of its facilities arrangements.

TUPE regulations will apply to this contract for the Site Managers and Cleaning Operatives. The successful supplier(s) will be required to demonstrate that they currently hold Admitted Body Status (ABS) to the Local Government Pension Scheme of the Greater Manchester Pension.

The Tender documents will be issued as an Open Procedure in two parts - 1. The Supplier Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) and 2. An Invite to Tender (ITT). Both documents will be required to be submitted by the deadline date.

The Trust has engaged an external consultant to assist with the management of this process to which all communications must go through.

The date at IV.2.2 in this notice is the closing date for receipt of tenders.

IMPORTANT - the Trust is not bound to award any of the Lots to any bidder if the criteria for the services delivery has not been met during the procurement process. Lot 1 and Lot 2 may be awarded individually to two contractors or awarded to one contractor as combined Lots.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,375,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

Lot 1 - Site Management & Building Maintenance ServicesLot 2 - School Cleaning Services

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Site Management, Building Maintenance & School Cleaning Services

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79993000 - Building and facilities management services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Main site or place of performance

University Collegiate School, Bolton, BL3 5AG; St Peters CofE Primary School, Hindley, WN2 3HY; Hindley Green Community Primary School, Hindley Green, WN2 4SS; St Johns CofE Primary School, Hindley Green, WN2 4SD; St Johns Abram CofE Primary School, Abram, WN2 5QE; PlayPals Nursery, Hindley Green, WN2 4SD; The MUGA Building, Wellington Street, Bolton, BL3 5BU.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The QUEST Trust is seeking requests for proposals from suitably qualified and experienced operators to provide and manage the site management teams (SM), planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance (RM) in accordance with good industry practice. The Trust is looking to appoint a contractor to manage this import part of its facilities arrangements.

For Lot 1 the Trust is looking to appoint one contractor to manage all of the services which will include but not be limited to:

Site managers, HVAC PPM, buildings maintenance, asset management, compliance, fire safety systems, PAT testing and grounds maintenance services.

The initial contract term will be for three years with an option to extend for a further two years.

IMPORTANT - the Trust is not bound to award any of the Lots to any bidder if the criteria for the services delivery has not been met during the procurement process. Lot 1 and Lot 2 may be awarded individually to two contractors or awarded to one contractor as combined Lots.

The date at IV.2.2 in this notice is the closing date for receipt of tenders.

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: £1,400,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 January 2025

End date

31 December 2027

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Initial three years plus two year option based on performance

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

As per 11.2.7

two.2.14) Additional information

TUPE regulations will apply to this contract for the Site Managers. The successful supplier(s) will be required to demonstrate that they currently hold Admitted Body Status (ABS) to the Local Government Pension Scheme of the Greater Manchester Pension.

The Tender documents will be issued as an Open Procedure in two parts - 1. The Supplier Questionnaire (SQ) and 2. An Invite to Tender (ITT). Both documents will be required to be submitted by the deadline date.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Site Management & Building Maintenance Services

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90919300 - School cleaning services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Main site or place of performance

University Collegiate School, Bolton, BL3 5AG; St Peters CofE Primary School, Hindley, WN2 3HY; Hindley Green Community Primary School, Hindley Green, WN2 4SS; St Johns CofE Primary School, Hindley Green, WN2 4SD; St Johns Abram CofE Primary School, Abram, WN2 5QE; PlayPals Nursery, Hindley Green, WN2 4SD; The MUGA Building, Wellington Street, Bolton, BL3 5BU.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The QUEST Trust is seeking requests for proposals from suitably qualified and experienced operators to provide and manage the school cleaning services in accordance with good industry practice across the Trust estate. The Trust is looking to appoint a contractor to manage this import part of its facilities arrangements.

The successful supplier will provide its own staffing, equipment, chemicals and washroom consumables.

The initial contract term will be for three years with an option to extend for a further two years.

IMPORTANT - the Trust is not bound to award any of the Lots to any bidder if the criteria for the services delivery has not been met during the procurement process. Lot 1 and Lot 2 may be awarded individually to two contractors or awarded to one contractor as combined Lots.

The date at IV.2.2 in this notice is the closing date for receipt of tenders.

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: £975,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 January 2025

End date

31 December 2027

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The initial contract term will be for three years with an option to extend for a further two years.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

As per 11.2.7

two.2.14) Additional information

TUPE regulations will apply to this contract for Cleaning Operatives. The successful supplier(s) will be required to demonstrate that they currently hold Admitted Body Status (ABS) to the Local Government Pension Scheme of the Greater Manchester Pension.

The Tender documents will be issued as an Open Procedure in two parts - 1. The Supplier Questionnaire (SQ) and 2. An Invite to Tender (ITT). Both documents will be required to be submitted by the deadline date.


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

Open 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

18 October 2024

Local time

1:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

18 October 2024

Local time

2:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

QUEST Trust

Wigan

Country

United Kingdom