Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
C/O Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Fenham Hall Drive
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 9YH
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKC2
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bishopbewickcet.org/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/PS869B5K6J
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
Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90919300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for 5 schools who are part of the Bishop Bewick Education Trust:
St Thomas More Catholic High School - North Shields, NE29 8LF
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Farringdon Road, Cullercoats, North Shields, NE30 3EY
St Aidan’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Coniston Road, Wallsend, NE28 0EP
St Columba’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Station Road, North Tyneside, NE28 8EN
St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Lovaine Place , North Tyneside, NE29 0BU
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 365 000.00
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:
UKC2
Main site or place of performance:
Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for 5 schools who are part of the Bishop Bewick Education Trust:
St Thomas More Catholic High School - North Shields, NE29 8LF
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Farringdon Road, Cullercoats, North Shields, NE30 3EY
St Aidan’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Coniston Road, Wallsend, NE28 0EP
St Columba’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Station Road, North Tyneside, NE28 8EN
St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Lovaine Place , North Tyneside, NE29 0BU
Other schools, who are part of the Trust, may have the option to join the contract during the course of the contract term.
Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust are extremely proud of their schools. All of their communities work hard to create and sustain a warm, welcoming and caring atmosphere within which all pupils, staff and visitors to the schools feel valued and secure. The very positive and inclusive ethos, founded on strong Christian values, is characterised most clearly by the excellent relationships that exist within the schools and beyond. Bishop Bewick schools are happy and vibrant places where young people develop and grow, academically, morally, socially and spiritually. They achieve excellent outcomes and are ready for the next stage of their lives.
The schools maintain their individuality, uniqueness and a great deal of autonomy. Leaders and staff are encouraged to be creative and innovate to ensure they provide the best practice available.
Interested Companies should have experience of cleaning in both secondary schools and primary schools and be able to demonstrate that they have the resource to support the contract within the area that the schools are situated.
The cleaning services at all five schools included in this tender opportunity are currently managed by a private contractor.
The contract will be for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for a further two years.
See SQ Document for further information.
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:
1 365 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2022
End:
31/08/2027
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:
25/03/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
02/05/2022
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
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:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Newcastle-Upon-Tyne:-School-cleaning-services./PS869B5K6J
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/PS869B5K6J
GO Reference: GO-2022217-PRO-19667845
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
Newcastle Upon Tyne
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/02/2022