Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Keys Academy Trust
St Peters CE Primary School, Church Rd, Earley
Reading
RG6 1EY
UK
Contact person: Maria Robinson
Telephone: +44 1256467107
E-mail: tenders@minervapcs.com
NUTS: UKJ11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.keysacademytrust.org/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Education Institute
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Keys Academy Trust - Cleaning Services
Reference number: MPN-10284
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90919300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Keys Academy Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 15 February 2025.The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time.TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the cleaning team in certain schools are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
681 898.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90919300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ11
Main site or place of performance:
The Keys Academy Trust ("the Trust") at St Peter’s CE Primary School, Church Rd, Earley, Reading RG6 1EY.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Keys Academy Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 15 February 2025.The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time.TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the cleaning team in certain schools are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with 2 possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of 5 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-017087
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: The Keys Academy Trust
Title: Cleaning Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Direct Cleaning Services Sw Ltd
Unit 2, 23 Leafield Way, Leafield Industrial Estate, Corsham
Wiltshire
SN13 9RS
UK
NUTS: UKK15
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.direct-cleaning.com/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 681 898.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Keys Academy Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/01/2025