Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
City of London Academies Trust Cleaning Tender
North Wing, Guildhall, PO BOX 270, Gresham Street
London
EC2P 2EJ
Contact
Tender Support Team
Telephone
+44 1892251001
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
COLAT Cleaning Tender
Reference number
CCL_034
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The City of London Academies Trust (COLAT) is a highly successful Trust with ten primary and secondary academies in London. The Trust has approximately 8,000 students aged between 6 and 18 years of age, and is supported by a team of 1,000 teaching and support staff. The current contract is with Equans and is part of an over-arching FM contract. The Trust is tendering for its cleaning services in nine Academies, 5 secondary and 4 primary, and they are seeking a professional cleaning contractor to deliver an excellent level of service throughout the year. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st August 2024, initially spanning three years with an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years, (3+1+1) beyond this date by mutual agreement. Any contract extension will be subject to the Trust’s satisfaction and agreement on budgets and service levels. Some of the cleaning staff have LGPS pension schemes and either having ABS in a London Borough, or the abil
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: £4,594,329
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Main site or place of performance
City of London Academies Trust schools in London, including Southwark and Islington.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Trust is tendering its cleaning services in nine Academies, 5 secondary and 4 primary, and they are seeking a professional cleaning contractor to deliver an excellent level of service throughout the year. The trust are using a two stage restricted process.The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st August 2024, initially spanning three years with an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years, (3+1+1) beyond this date by mutual agreement. Any contract extension will be subject to the Trust’s satisfaction and agreement on budgets and service levels. Some of the cleaning staff have LGPS pension schemes and either having ABS in a London Borough, or the ability to achieve ABS status, will be essential for bidders.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 64
Price - Weighting: 36
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-003683
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CCL_034
Title
City of London Academies Trust Cleaning Tender
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 December 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Kindred FM
Pendergate House, 122 Great North Road
Hatfield
AL9 5JN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,594,329
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service London
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
cocommercial@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2072761234
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/procurement
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
16 Mount Pleasant
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1QU
Telephone
+44 1892251001
Country
United Kingdom