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Published 2 Nov 2023, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Beaumont School ~ Cleaning Tender

Official notice

Authority: Beaumont School (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£885,000≈ £177k / year
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2023
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · starts 1 Aug 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities of Beaumont School.

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Beaumont School: 5 yrsPublished value£885,000

Beaumont School:

Beaumont School is located in St Albans, Hertfordshire and is an 11-18 mixed community school rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The school currently has 1,604 students and employs approximately 200 staff.

The tender

The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities of Beaumont School. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff at all schools.

The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful contractor to operate to at all times, is being able to provide a School that is fit for purpose and that the Contractor is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved and that the frequency of cleans is as detailed within the Tender Specification.

The contract being tendered is from 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2027 with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the client. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis.

It should be noted that the successful contractor will be expected to bring to the contract: innovation; new equipment; and cleaning methods, with BICSc standards being achieved, as a minimum, thus ensuring that the highest levels of cleanliness are maintained in all areas at all times and also ensuring that the productivity of the cleaning operatives is enhanced moving forward into the new contract term.

Contract value:

The annual contract value is circa £177,000

The value of the new contract is circa £885,000 (Current annual contract cost, multiplied by the maximum 5 year term of the contract)

See SQ Document for further information

Contract period: 1 Aug 2024 – 31 Jul 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · Hertfordshire
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Nov 2023, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
2 Nov 2023, 14:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032442
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041144 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: 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: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Hertfordshire:-School-cleaning-services./Y453TFYHXJ" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Hertfordshire:-School-cleaning-services./Y453TFYHXJ</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/Y453TFYHXJ" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/Y453TFYHXJ</a> GO Reference: GO-2023112-PRO-24328109

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

2 Nov 2023 → 1 Aug 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    2 Nov 2023, 14:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    8 Mar 2024
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Beaumont School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Austen Way, St Albans, Hertfordshire, East of England, AL4 0XBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria