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Published 8 Jun 2023, 11:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning Services · Calibre Cleaning Ltd for Ashford Borough Council (Jun 2023)

Official notice

Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,526,000exc. VAT2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Jul 2023awarded 24 Jan 2024
Awarded to Calibre Cleaning Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ashford Borough Council is looking to procure a supplier to provide Cleaning Services. This will cover internal and external areas plus testing of emergency lights and fire alarms of council owned properties.

  • Recurrence: At the expiry of the contract

CPV: Cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
Extensions: There may be additional assets added during the term of the contract, however this is not guaranteed.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
Yes · At the expiry of the contract
First published
8 Jun 2023, 11:01 BST
Last source update
26 Jan 2024, 10:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
CLEAN/23/1
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002680
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d4a9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Refer to procurement documents.

Publisher note: Procurement documents can be obtained through the Kent Business Portal.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
10 Jul 2023, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Jul 2023, 10:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jul 2023 → 26 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Jul 2023, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 Jul 2023, 10:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Jan 2024, 10:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jan 2024, 10:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,556,8421 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Calibre Cleaning LtdSME£1,556,842 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ashford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre,Tannery Lane, ASHFORD, South East, TN231PLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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