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Published 23 Nov 2021, 09:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ESPH AB Building Cleaning Contract (ESPH465 TI)

Official notice

Authority: Wealden District Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£700,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 17 Dec 2021awarded 25 Mar 2022
Awarded to Blue Frog Cleaning Services Ltd2 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Wealden District Council (‘the Council’) are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to provide a cleaning service for all the Council offices, Public buildings and Public conveniences within the Wealden area.The work has been divided into three distinct Contracts (to be referred to as Lots) so as to recognise the specialist nature and requirements of each activity:i) Lot One: Council Offices and Ad Hoc Servicesii) Lot Two: Crematorium iii) Lot Three: Public ConveniencesIt is anticipated that the contract will commence in 1st April 2022 up to 31st March 2025 with an option to extend by 2x 12 month periods until 31st March 2027.

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

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£700,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1CrematoriumAwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000

Wealden District Council requires the regular cleaning of Wealden District Council’s crematorium. The crematorium hosts services daily and is open Monday to Friday from 9am – 5pm with occasional Saturday services. The crematorium opened in 2019.

Delivery: South East · Horam
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2x12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Public ConveniencesCancelledRenewalPublished value£250,000

Wealden District Council requires a Public Convenience cleaning service. The winning contractor must deliver high quality, efficient, professional routine, periodic and reactive cleaning services.Specialist or deep cleaning of specific areas within set frequencies and times as may be required by the Council.

Delivery: South East · East Sussex
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2x12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Council offices and Ad Hoc ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000

Wealden District Council requires the regular cleaning of Wealden District Council’s offices and civic hall. The cleaning specification refers to single site consisting of several buildings located at:Wealden District Council Offices, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2QA The building is over three floors and includes meeting rooms, a café, public reception & a separate civic hall. The layout and use of the offices may change during the period of the contract.The Council also requires an Ad Hoc cleaning service for specific cleaning tasks relating to commercial buildings. Details of the type of cleaning service will be provided upon service request.The Council may request one off Ad hoc cleans to other specific sites or commercial buildings during the period of this contract.

Delivery: South East · Hailsham East Sussex
Extensions: Option for extension of 2x12 monthsVariant 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 3 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Criteria: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Criteria: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in tender specification

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Nov 2021, 09:56 GMT
Last source update
25 Apr 2022, 12:15 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
WDC - 033742
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010585
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation, building and window cleaning servicesBuilding-cleaning servicesCleaning servicesOffice cleaning servicesWindow-cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f92a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Wealden District Council observed a standstill period following the award of the contract & has conducted itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015(as amended)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Dec 2021, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Dec 2021, 13:00 GMT

Timeline

17 Dec 2021 → 25 Apr 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Dec 2021, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Dec 2021, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    25 Apr 2022, 12:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Apr 2022, 12:15 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Date1V.2.217 Dec 20214 Jan 2022+18 d
—Date1V.2.217 Dec 20214 Jan 2022+18 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-11: 1 release · 23 Nov 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £233,2352 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1010 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 25 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Crematorium1 award
Blue Frog Cleaning Services LtdSMEESPH465 Building Cleaning - Crematorium£75,768 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Council offices and Ad Hoc Services1 award
Blue Frog Cleaning Services LtdSMEESPH465 Building Cleaning - Council Offices & Ad Hoc Sites£157,467 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Crematorium5bids · 5 electronic5——
3 · Council offices and Ad Hoc Services5bids · 5 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wealden District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Vicarage Lane , Hailsham, South East, BN27 2AXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body LondonContact email

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