Contract

Schools Site Management, Buildings Maintenance and Cleaning Services

  • QUEST Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-036344

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

Published 10 November 2024, 4:52pm



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.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.

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.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Site Management & Building Maintenance 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

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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Technical & Quality / Weighting: 65%

Cost criterion - Name: Financial / Weighting: 35%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

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

years.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

School Cleaning 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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Technical & Quality / Weighting: 65%

Cost criterion - Name: Financial / Weighting: 35%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

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

years.


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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-028470


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

QUEST Trust

Wigan

Country

United Kingdom