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Published 28 Apr 2021, 17:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Daily Cleaning Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Biocentre Ltd

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£95,680published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jun 2021awarded 24 Sept 2021
Awarded to MAR Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Biocentre (UKBC) requires the provision of cleaning services at its facility located at [Unit 2-3 Bradbourne Drive, Java Park, Tilbrook in Milton Keynes]. The scope of cleaning services required includes cleaning of the following spaces: offices, kitchens, toilets, corridors and warehouses but specifically excludes the cleaning of laboratory spaces. Further detail is set out in the Specification which is provided as part of the procurement documents.

The facility in Milton Keynes is an operational healthcare testing centre that is currently operating every day on a 24/7 basis. The volume of services will need to be amended over time to reflect the needs of UK Biocentre’s core business including the development of operations and future projects as well as the wind-down of operational hours once the COVID-19 testing service is no longer required or required to the same testing capacity.

CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services · Building-cleaning services · Office cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1As set out in Section II.1.4, UKBC requires the provision of cleaning services at its…AwardedRenewal

As set out in Section II.1.4, UKBC requires the provision of cleaning services at its facility in Milton Keynes. Service commencement is envisaged to be 1 August 2021.

The minimum requirements of the cleaning services required by UKBC are as follows:

Cleaning staff – sufficient cleaning staff must be provided to complete the cleaning services, including cover for holidays, sickness and other absences. All staff must be DBS Checked and have appropriate work permits if required, and the Supplier must meet the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act. Sufficient staff need to be supplied to complete all cleaning services, and staff need to be onsite 24/7 to cover hourly cleaning requirements.

Cleaning equipment – any equipment required by the cleaning staff to carry out cleaning to the required standards within required time.

Cleaning to be scheduled to support operations on a 24hr basis over three shifts 08:00 - 16:00, 16:00 - 24:00, 24:00 - 08:00 Monday to Sunday.

Note that the scope of the cleaning services required by UKBC specifically excludes the cleaning of laboratories. Consumables will be sourced outside this contract and made available to the Supplier on request.

Further details are set out in the Specification provided as part of the procurement documents.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The initial contract term will be for 6 months with the contract anticipated to commence from 1st August 2021. UKBC will have the option to extend on one or more occasions by further 3 month period(s), up to a maximum total term of 3 years (i.e. inclusive of the initial term). . The maximum contract duration will therefore be 3 years.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: 45%Price: 55%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Service and Quality: 25%
  • Assurance of Supply: 20%
  • price: 55%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Service and Quality: 25
  • Assurance of Supply: 20
  • Price: 55
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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 · 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
28 Apr 2021, 17:15 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2021, 09:05 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
UKBC004
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024013
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation, building and window cleaning servicesBuilding-cleaning servicesOffice cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ab53 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: UK Biocentre reserves the right to discontinue or delay the procurement process and may decide not to award a contract as a result of this call for competition. UK Biocentre shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in considering and/or responding to the procurement process. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments made under the contract will be in pounds sterling, unless otherwise advised. Any volumes of cleaning services required referred to within this Contract Notice and/or the procurement documents is indicative only and there is no guarantee or warranty of any volumes of cleaning services, particularly given that the position in relation to Covid-19 testing, and the Government’s response to it, continues to evolve. The service will need to be flexible to support UK Biocentre in its testing and core activities. The estimated contract value for the initial period of 6 months may be in the region of 100,000 GBP to 110,000 GBP but the value may vary (and therefore may be lower or higher than this range) given that we cannot currently accurately predict Covid-19 activity and, consequently, the volume of cleaning required. As such, it is not possible to provide an overall maximum estimated value for the contract given the evolving nature of the Covid-19 pandemic and whether the contract will be extended up to the maximum 3 year period at the current levels. However, based on the initial 6 month period highlighted above and whilst recognising the value may vary, the overall maximum value across the 3 year period could be in the region of 600,000 – 660,000 GBP The award of this contract may involve the transfer of staff pursuant to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended). Further details are provided as part of the procurement documents. Bidders are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. UKBC will facilitate site visits (in line with COVID-19 distancing, other safety and security requirements) during week commencing 10 May 2021. A maximum of 2 people per bidding organisation will be permitted on an accompanied site visit. Please e-mail the dedicated tenders box ([email protected]) as soon as possible to register your request for a site visit. UKBB will incorporate a standstill period at the point the decision in relation to the award of the contracts is notified to bidders. The standstill period, which will be a minimum of ten (10) calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful bidders to lodge an appeal in regards to the award decisions, before the contracts are entered into (MT Ref:223980)

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
1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jun 2021 → 28 Sept 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Sept 2021, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    28 Sept 2021, 09:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Sept 2021, 09:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £95,6801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1917 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MAR Services LtdSME£95,680 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 024013-2021-Daily Cleaning Services-1 · MAR Services LtdSME

    Signed
    24 Sept 2021
    Value
    £95,680
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
19bids · 19 electronic · 19 from abroad17——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Biocentre Ltd

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Unit 2-3 Bradbourne Drive, Java Park,Tilbrook, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 8ATContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MAR Services LtdAwarded supplier Ashlyn House, Terrace Road North, Binfield, South East, RG42 5JAContact phone

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