Chenderit School ~ Cleaning Tender

Location

Oxfordshire

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Cleaning services for Chenderit School.

Total Quantity or Scope

Chenderit School is a coeducational 11–18 state secondary school with specialist status in the visual arts in Middleton Cheney near Banbury. Cleaning services are currently provided by an in-house team of cleaners, but the School has now decided to outsource the cleaning provision. TUPE shall apply to this contract. … The school has a footprint of 7,044m2. There is currently a team of 15 cleaners. Cleaning services will be required throughout term time with sufficient service provision during holidays to conduct period cleaning tasks and prepare the school for re-occupation. The School is looking for a contractor capable of providing a dedicated, professional and consistent cleaning service to the School throughout the year, with robust and responsive management support and the ability to provide contingency cleaning resources if required. The contractor will employ all cleaning staff and provide the necessary cleaning equipment and materials. We are seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the secondary school or HE / FE marketplace, ideally with a strong operational base within the Banbury area, thus allowing for responsive, contract support and management of cleaning staff. Any company wishing to be considered for this contract must be able to demonstrate experience and depth of knowledge in the management and handling of TUPE issues. The contract will commence on 1st August 2021 for an initial period of 3 years, with the option to extend by mutual agreement for a further two periods of one year. This contract will be fixed price in nature with the successful contractor working to an output cleaning specification which complies with the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) standards. The estimated contract value is £100,000 net of VAT per annum (£500k over five years). The successful tenderer will be required to formally report each month on cleaning standard performance, labour levels and operational matters, which will be monitored by the Litmus Partnership Ltd. Please see SQ Document for further information. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/98UZ89M534

CPV Codes

• 90919300 - School cleaning services

Indicators

• Variant bids may be considered.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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-Oxfordshire:-School-cleaning-services./98U... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/98UZ89M534 GO Reference: GO-2021215-PRO-17793797