II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ1
Main site or place of performance:
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for John Colet School.
John Colet school is a large state school of approximately 1100 secondary school pupils including the sixth form. The school was originally built in the 1950s and has benefitted from several extensions and new buildings as it has grown over the years.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all cleaning services within the School. 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.
The school’s campus is across multiple separate buildings and blocks with each block having been maintained to a good standard – for example sanitary ware and all flooring are in good condition throughout.
The school has a busy lettings business, for studios, sports hall and lecture theatres, on weekday evenings and weekends which means some prioritisation of tasks and reduced windows for weekly cleaning tasks for the cleaning team that are all on a pm based routine with the exception of one daytime cleaner that currently has a set zone - cleaning some administration blocks, although potentially this may have changed by the time the new contract period commences.
The cleaning team currently work prescribed zones which have not been subject to changes for significant time.
The client sees an ideal opportunity to reset the basic specifications, and then is looking for a service provider that can:
•deliver consistency and compliance to standards and regulations in day to day and in periodic cleaning
•give realistic cost certainty but also assure value for money spent
•flex its schedules and service to accommodate both one off and regular events
•provide a fit for purpose and proactive off-site management support function
•communicate well with both the school and the on-site cleaning team
•build an operating model over the contract term that fits the needs of the school
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 October 2023 until September 2026 and is likely to 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 BIC Sc 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.
The value of the current contract is approximately £120,000 p.a. including all periodic cleaning, with some additional cleaning currently out of scope being brought into the specification under this agreement.
Although TUPE details are not yet available at the time of writing, it is expected that around half of the current headcount (6 operators) are long-serving with LGPS equivalent benefits – the relevant detail of which will be available during the ITT.
Full details in relation to John Colet School may be obtained by visiting: Home - John Colet School
Please see SQ document for further details.
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:
360 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/10/2023
End:
30/09/2026
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