Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Stourport High School and VIth Form College
Minster Road
Stourport-on-Severn
DY11 8AX
UK
Telephone: +44 1276-673880
E-mail: pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKG12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.shs.worcs.sch.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/the_stourport_high_school__vith_form_college
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Stourport High School and VIth Form College ~ Tender for Cleaning Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90919300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The successful tenderer will be required to provide cleaning services at The Stourport High School and VIth Form College.
The school prides itself on providing opportunities for young people to excel both inside and outside school, ensuring that their students are the best they can be each and every day. The school is consistently judged outstanding by Ofsted and are proud to have been recognised by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) as being in the 20 % of Schools nationally.
The current student roll number is circa 1200 with 200 teaching and support staff.
Current contract value is circa 95 000 GBP per annum.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
475 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG12
Main site or place of performance:
The Stourport High School and VIth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn
Worcestershire
United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The cleaning services provision at the school has not been market tested in recent years and to ensure Best value principles are applied the Principal, Sponsors and School governors have made a decision to tender the cleaning service provision.
The cleaning staff are currently employed by the Client. For the avoidance of doubt the sports facilities are cleaning by an external contractor and this will be included within the new tender specification.
TUPE Regulations, including pension rights where applicable, will apply to this contract.
The Stourport High School and VIth Form College are seeking both innovation and the application of current initiatives within the cleaning industry within the tender submissions and would expect as a result of this to be able to identify ‘Best Value’ and work in partnership with the chosen Supplier going forward.
The school has set 5 key objectives regarding the outcome of the tender process. They are:
— seek to modify work patterns to improve and maximise productivity,
— the introduction of innovative processes and equipment to improve operational standards and productivity,
— to implement tangible reporting procedures and monitoring systems to enable the Client to audit the contract on a regular basis,
— to ensure Best Value principles are maintained throughout the contract period and wherever possible to reduce costs year-on-year,
— to modify and improve work practice, particularly as regards equipment and chemicals, ensuring that skills training is regular and ongoing throughout the contract term.
The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration with the possibility of extending for a further two years depending on service deliverability. The contract will commence on 1.4.2019.
The contract is fixed price with the supplier invoicing the client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. Any variations to the contract that are requested by the Client should be invoiced at the agreed rate and should be calculated on an hourly rate per employee needed to carry out the variation to the satisfaction of the Client.
Whilst the monthly charge will represent one-twelfth of the contract cost, a reconciliation will take place monthly to reconcile the actual hours worked within the contract. If the hours worked are less than those budgeted for a credit will be required. The Client expects that the tendered amount of hours are worked at all times and the successful Supplier is expected to have a system in place to cover for both planned and unplanned leave.
The basis and rationale of the Client requires the successful Supplier to operate at all times in providing a clean environment that is fit for purpose and that the supplier is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved as detailed within the tender specification.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
475 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2019
End:
31/03/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/09/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
26/10/2018
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Interest in the selection process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number.
The Selection Questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/the_stourport_high_school__vith_form_college
The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 21.9.2018 (12:00). Suppliers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.
Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Selection questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.
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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Stourport High School & VIth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/08/2018