Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Westcountry Schools Trust
Hartford Road
Ivybridge
PL21 0JA
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKK4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westst.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-Ivybridge:-School-cleaning-services./X8A962WD25
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
Westcountry Schools Trust
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 Westcountry Schools Trust at the following schools:
— South Dartmoor Community College,
— Wembury Primary School,
— Oreston Community Academy.
The contract will commence on 1 September 2020 for a period of 3 years, with a possible extension of 2 years by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract. The contract will be fixed price for the term of the contract.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 100 000.00
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:
UKK4
Main site or place of performance:
Devon.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The value of the contract is circa GBP 220 000 per annum.
The contract will commence on 1 September 2020 for a period of 3 years, with a possible extension of 2 years by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract. The contract will be fixed price for the term of the contract.
The client is seeking a suitably experienced supplier with current experience of working within the education marketplace, ideally with a strong operational base within the South West of England, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility.
Some of the current staff are in the Local Government Pension Scheme; an actuary report will be provided and the successful Supplier will need to sign an ABS agreement and pay for all associated costs (including another actuary report, if required).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2020
End:
31/07/2025
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
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/X8A962WD25
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:
09/04/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
01/05/2020
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-Ivybridge:-School-cleaning-services./X8A962WD25
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/X8A962WD25
Go reference: GO-202035-PRO-16118522
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Westcountry Schools Trust
Hartford Road
Ivybridge
PL21 0JA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2020