Bridgwater and Taunton College

Bath Road

Bridgwater

TA6 4PZ

UK

Contact person: Nigel Armstrong

Telephone: +44 7900784030

E-mail: armstrongn@bridgwater.ac.uk

NUTS: UKK23

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.bridgwater.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bridgwater.ac.uk/

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: NA/01/01/2018

II.1.2) Main CPV code

90900000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Bridgwater and Taunton College are currently reviewing the option to tender for the Building Cleaning Services for their relevant sites.

We require a Building Cleaning Contractor to manage the Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Cleaning requirements, the detailed specification can be found in the tender specification which will be sent to you upon receipt of your expression of interest.

Tender documents are normally published to the secure area within 24 hours. If after this time you have not received your email advising the tender documents have been published to the secure area, please contact the procurement office by sending a message through the correspondence function.

The closing date for the return of Standard Questionnaires is Midday on the 15th February, the successful contractors from this assessment will be notified and receive the ITT documents, due for return on the 3rd April.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 5 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

In the 1st instance, candidates should register with https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bridgwaterandtauntoncollege/aspx/Home and express an interest in the contract.

A Standard Questionnaire will need to be completed and returned https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bridgwaterandtauntoncollege/aspx/Home as part of the request to participate process.

Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process details of enrolment on professional or trade registers and details on whether bankruptcy, convictions of professional misconduct, non-payment relating to social security contributions or taxes apply to the economic operator. Economic operators may be excluded from participation if any of these circumstances applies.

Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

In the 1st instance, candidates should register with https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bridgwaterandtauntoncollege/aspx/Home and express an interest in the contract.

A Standard questionnaire will need to be completed and returned (via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bridgwaterandtauntoncollege/aspx/Home) as part of the request to participate process.

Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process details of turnover, profit and associated accounting figures for previous 3 years as part of their returns.

Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

A required minimum level of turnover for companies wishing to participate in this process is identified in the SQ documentation.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

In the first instance, candidates should register with https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bridgwaterandtauntoncollege/aspx/Home and express an interest in the contract

A Standard questionnaire will need to be completed and returned (via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bridgwaterandtauntoncollege/aspx/Home) as part of the request to participate process.

Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience.

Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

SQ Financial Status will be evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis and/or scored basis for their return. Please see the explanation at 5.4 within the SQ for further information. Levels of insurance cover will be evaluated on a Pass / Fail basis.

To pass this evaluation the suppliers must hold or be willing to obtain the following levels of insurance cover:

— Public Liability Insurance £5m

— Employers Liability Insurance £5m

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 15/02/2018

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 23/02/2018

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

VI.4.1) Review body