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Published 16 Oct 2023, 16:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning Services for Civic Centre, Folkestone 2024-25

Official notice

Authority: The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£175,000exc. VAT0.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2023awarded 12 Dec 2023
Awarded to Kent Gurkha Company Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Office cleaning services for Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone delivered each working day.

CPV: Building-cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Office cleaning services at Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone delivered…AwardedRenewal

Office cleaning services at Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone delivered each working day.

Initial period of 18 months with the option to extend up to 24 months.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The contract will be for an initial period of 18 months with the option to extend for a further period (or periods) of up to 24 months.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
Quality: 39%Price: 50%Social value: 5.5%Environmental: 5.5%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Contract Inception & Implementation: 13%
  • Performance Management: 13%
  • Staff Management: 13%
  • price: 50%
  • Social Value: 5.5%
  • Carbon Reduction: 5.5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Contract Inception & Implementation: 13
  • Performance Management: 13
  • Staff Management: 13
  • Carbon Reduction: 5.5
  • Social Value: 5.5
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
16 Oct 2023, 16:14 BST
Last source update
15 Feb 2024, 16:16 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN694924
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005145
Classification (CPV)
Building-cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040c70 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Nov 2023, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Nov 2023, 13:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Nov 2023 → 15 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Nov 2023, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Nov 2023, 13:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    15 Feb 2024, 16:16 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Feb 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Feb 2024, 16:16 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    15 Feb 2024, 16:16 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £174,8251 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1815 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Kent Gurkha Company LtdSME£174,825 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
18bids · 18 electronic15——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, South East, CT20 2QYContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.