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Published 10 Feb 2022, 14:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Optivo Commercial Cleaning Services

Official notice

Authority: Southern Housing (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 4 lots to bid
Published estimate£10,000,000envelope for 4 lots
Submissions closed 21 Feb 2022awarded 1 Dec 2022
Awarded to Chequers Contract Services Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 May 2027 · extension options published · starts 2 May 2022

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Lot 2 Commercial cleaning to key worker and student accommodation at various locations in the UK

CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£10,520,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Optivo Commercial Cleaning Services to Key Worker & Student Accommodation MidlandsCancelledRenewal West Midlands, London 5 yrsPublished value£2,000,000

Lot 1 Commercial Cleaning to Key Worker and Student Accommodation, Midlands Luton and Kettering. Additional information: Lot 1 was not awarded

Contract period: 2 May 2022 – 1 May 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands, London · Luton and Kettering
Extensions: option to extend for 5 years in increments of 1 or 2 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Commercial Cleaning to Key Worker and Student Accommodation LondonAwardedRenewal London 5 yrsPublished value£4,860,000

Commercial Cleaning to Key Worker and Student Accommodation

Contract period: 2 May 2022 – 1 May 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: London · Camden, Holborn, Earls Court and Wood Green
Extensions: option to extend by 5 years in increments of 1 or 2 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Optivo Commercial Cleaning Services to Key Worker & Student Accommodation West LondonCancelledRenewal London 5 yrsPublished value£2,460,000

Commercial Cleaning Services to Key Worker & Student Accommodation, West London, Basingstoke, Kingston and chertsey. Additional information: Lot3 Was not Awarded

Contract period: 2 May 2022 – 1 May 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: London · Basingstoke and Chertsey
Extensions: 5 year option to extend in increments of 1 or 2 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Optivo Commercial Cleaning Services to Key Worker & Student Accommodation EastbourneCancelledRenewal London, South East 5 yrsPublished value£1,200,000

Lot 4 Commercial Cleaning Services to Key Worker & Student Accommodation, Eastbourne. Additional information: Lot 4 was not awarded

Contract period: 2 May 2022 – 1 May 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: London, South East · Eastbourne
Extensions: 5 year option to extend in increments of 1 or 2 yearsVariant 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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 40Price: 120
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
  • price: 60
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 120 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 12 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 · 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Feb 2022, 14:15 GMT
Last source update
25 Sept 2023, 09:12 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
OP7266
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028127
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)London (UKI)South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030877 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As Stated in the tender documents

Publisher note: (MT Ref:228926)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Feb 2022 → 25 Sept 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Bids opened
    18 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    29 Apr 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    2 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    25 Sept 2023, 09:12 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2022
  1. Deadline moved to 21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
    10 Feb 2022, 14:15 GMT
    +3 days · was 18 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2023, 09:12 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    25 Sept 2023, 09:12 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.218 Feb 202221 Feb 2022+3 d

reasonable request made to extend from the Friday to the Monday

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £3,315,4091 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2022

3 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Commercial Cleaning to Key Worker and Student Accommodation London · Chequers Contract Services LimitedSME

    Signed
    1 Dec 2022
    Value
    £3,315,409
    Period
    … – 1 May 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Commercial Cleaning to Key Worker and Student Accommodation London5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Southern Housing

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Fleet House, 59-61 Clerkenwell Road, London, London, EC1M 5LAContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

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