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Published 11 Jan 2024, 16:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning for Thurston Community College

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,048,644≈ £262k / year21.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Feb 2024awarded 28 May 2024
Awarded to Crystal Facilities Management Services
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Apr 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Cleaning for Thurston Community College This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.Procurement Policy Note 09/21 requires us to calculate the value of contracts inclusive of VAT, however we can advertise them exclusive of VAT. The advertised value here is £1,048,644 exclusive of VAT.The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 06/02/2024. Please note late returns will NOT be permittedThe deadline for clarification questions is 29/01/2024 @ 5pm which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

CPV: Cleaning services · School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£1,048,644
Contract period: 1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Any future requirements will be advertised once the scope and requirements are know.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
11 Jan 2024, 16:27 GMT
Last source update
10 Jul 2024, 15:16 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
CD1409
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021110
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning servicesSchool cleaning services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042c80 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Any such action must be brought promptly)

Publisher note: Contract notice - Notice reference: 2024/S 000-001014Notice of change or additional information F14. 2024/S 000-004376 and F14. 2024/S 000-003577Initial contract period is 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2026 with an option to extend for up to 24 months (31 July 2028)Initial contract value is £638,420.00 excluding VAT.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
6 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Feb 2024 → 10 Jul 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Jul 2024, 15:16 BST

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2024, 15:16 BST
Published amendments (2)

Deadline for tender submissions has been extended until Friday 9 February 2024 at 12pm

Deadline for tender submissions has been extended until Friday 16 February 2024 at 12pm

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-01: 1 release · 11 Jan 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,276,8401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Crystal Facilities Management ServicesSME£1,276,840 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Endeavour House, Russell Road, IPSWICH, East of England, IP1 2BXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria