Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Aces Academies Trust
Brampton Rd, Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3BN
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.acesacademies.co.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Hinchingbrooke School
Hinchingbrooke Park Rd, Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3BN
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hinchingbrookeschool.net/
I.1) Name and addresses
Cromwell Academy
Parkway, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 6JA
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cromwellacademy.com/
I.1) Name and addresses
Godmanchester Bridge Academy
Butcher Drive, Godmanchester
Cambridgeshire
PE29 2NL
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.godmanchesterbridge.co.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Godmanchester Community Academy
Park Lane, Godmanchester, Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 2AG
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.godmanchester.cambs.sch.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Spaldwick Primary School
Royston Avenue, Spaldwick, Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 0TH
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.spaldwickschool.org.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/QMD2543MG3
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
ACES Academies Trust ~ Cleaning Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90919300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
ACES Academies Trust currently comprises one large secondary School (Hinchingbrooke School) and four primary school (Cromwell Academy, Godmanchester Bridge Academy, Godmanchester Community Academy and Spaldwick Primary school), all situated on the western approaches to Huntingdon and within a 5-mile radius.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
160 000.00
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:
UKH12
Main site or place of performance:
Cambridgeshire CC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ACES Academies Trust currently comprises one large secondary School (Hinchingbrooke School) and four primary school (Cromwell Academy, Godmanchester Bridge Academy, Godmanchester Community Academy and Spaldwick Primary school), all situated on the western approaches to Huntingdon and within a 5-mile radius.
All schools within the Trust offer an environment for students to flourish and achieve their full potential through creativity. The schools have facilities constructed within the last 5 years through to a Grade 1 listed property at Hinchingbrooke School dating back to the mediaeval times. Hinchingbrooke School’s fabric in some areas has historically made it difficult to look clean – post cleaning but there is an ongoing refurbishment programme addressing these areas which is an opportunity to drive overall standards.
The current supplier cleans at four of the five schools, with Spaldwick currently being operated in-house.
Tender Information
The tender project is seeking to appoint a Supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the schools’ facilities. The high-quality service levels proposed should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff.
The trust and school project stakeholder’s aims are as follows:
•Consistency of cleanliness across the estate
•Quality of local supervision (auditing/ training/ communication/ recruitment)
•Right sizing the day cover ( Hinchingbrooke)
•Upgrade of machinery and technology and review of chemicals required
•Disciplined reporting and adherence to the meeting cycle to assure that reactive and proactive works are prioritised and completed
•Development true sense of partnership with the successful service provider
This cleaning tender project is being run over the same time frame as a catering tender for the same schools, and, whilst the two projects are not linked, if your organisation can see economies of scale deliverable by bidding doth opportunities, there will be the opportunity to demonstrate these economies and advantages in the main ITT. For clarity however, the projects will remain entirely separate projects.
The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful Supplier to operate to at all times is being able to provide a school cleaning service that is fit for purpose and that the Supplier is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved and that the frequency of cleans is as detailed within the tender specification.
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 August 2025 until end July 2028 with the option to extend upon agreement with the Client, for a further two-year period. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the Supplier invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis, however the successful supplier will be expected to return hours not worked to the trust.
It should be noted that the successful Supplier will be expected to bring to the contract: innovation; technology; new equipment; and cleaning methods, with BICSc 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.
Please see SQ document for more information.
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:
160 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/08/2025
End:
31/07/2030
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/QMD2543MG3
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:
14/03/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
07/04/2025
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.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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-Cambridgeshire:-School-cleaning-services./QMD2543MG3
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/QMD2543MG3
GO Reference: GO-202524-PRO-29301512
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Aces Academies Trust
Brampton Rd,, Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3BN
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/02/2025