Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Hurlingham Academy
Peterborough Road, Fulham
London
SW6 3ED
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.thehurlinghamacademy.org.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-London:-School-cleaning-services./QV67G5SS45
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
Secondary Schools Consortium ~ Cleaning Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90919300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Secondary Schools Consortium is the alias given to the 6 participating schools for sole purpose of conducting the procurement exercise and as such each school remains independent of one another. With all schools located in close proximity of each other it is the intention to appoint a single supplier to provide the cleaning services to the group.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 916 665.00
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:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
LONDON
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Secondary Schools Consortium is the alias given to the 6 participating schools for sole purpose of conducting the procurement exercise and as such each school remains independent of one another. With all schools located in close proximity of each other it is the intention to appoint a single supplier to provide the cleaning services to the group. However, each school reserves the right to select the supplier that provides the most economical and advantageous tender to its school.
Participating Schools:
William Morris Sixth Form
St Dunstan’s Road
Hammersmith
W6 8RB
Lady Margaret School
Parsons Green
Fulham
SW6 4UN
Fulham Cross Girls’ School
Munster Road
Fulham
SW6 6BP
The Hurlingham Academy
Peterborough Road
Fulham
SW6 3ED
Sacred Heart High School
212 Hammersmith Road
Hammersmith
W6 7DG
Lambeth Academy
Elms Rd
Lambeth
SW4 9ET
Basis of Contract
Over the initial 3-year contract period the turnover for the group of schools is estimated at £1,750,000. The Client is willing to extend the contract by mutual consent up to a maximum of 2 x 1-year periods
Objectives
The appointed Supplier will preferably be Corporate Members of BICSc and have significant experience of delivering quality cleaning services within school premises. The Supplier should have suitable expertise of successfully managing the TUPE process and if required be prepared to apply for ABS to administer the Local Government Pension Scheme for any transferring staff.
It is important that the Supplier has a strong operational base in London with adequate local contract support and operational flexibility to ensure cleaning standards are consistently maintained to deliver sustained quality and ‘best value’ to each school.
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:
2 916 665.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2022
End:
31/03/2027
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/QV67G5SS45
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:
10/09/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
11/10/2021
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-London:-School-cleaning-services./QV67G5SS45
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/QV67G5SS45
GO Reference: GO-2021727-PRO-18633773
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Hurlingham Academy
Peterborough Road
London
SW6 3ED
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/07/2021