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Published 2 Sept 2022, 12:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ESPH AB WDC Housing Services Cleaning Contract (ESPH556 TI)

Official notice

Authority: Wealden District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,400,000exc. VAT8.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2022awarded 26 Apr 2023
Awarded to Calibre Cleaning Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wealden District Council are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to provide a regular cleaning service of the Councils retirement living courts and general needs blocks / stairwells.The winning contractor must deliver high quality, efficient, professional routine, periodic and reactive cleaning services. This is a five year contract with an option to extend for a further 2x12 months.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Wealden District Council (‘the Council’) are seeking a suitably qualified and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,400,000

Wealden District Council (‘the Council’) are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to provide a regular cleaning service of the Councils retirement living courts and general needs blocks / stairwells.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
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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in tender documents

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
Yes
First published
2 Sept 2022, 12:59 BST
Last source update
9 May 2023, 16:36 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
WDC - 035098
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013188
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation, building and window cleaning servicesBuilding-cleaning servicesCleaning servicesWindow-cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036553 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Wealden District Council will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
17 Oct 2022, 08:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
2700 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Oct 2022 → 9 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    7 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Oct 2022, 08:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 May 2023, 16:36 BST

Notice history

4 events · 9 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2022
  1. Deadline moved to 15 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
    26 Sept 2022, 15:18 BST
    +8 days · was 7 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
  2. Deadline moved to 14 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
    27 Sept 2022, 11:03 BST
    -1 days · was 15 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
  3. Deadline moved to 17 Oct 2022, 08:00 BST
    11 Oct 2022, 10:48 BST
    +3 days · was 14 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    9 May 2023, 16:36 BST
Published amendments (7 · 7 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.27 Oct 202215 Oct 2022+8 d
—DeadlineIV.2.215 Oct 202214 Oct 2022-1 d
—DeadlineIV.2.27 Oct 202215 Oct 2022+8 d
—DeadlineIV.2.27 Oct 202215 Oct 2022+8 d
—DeadlineIV.2.215 Oct 202214 Oct 2022-1 d
—DeadlineIV.2.27 Oct 202215 Oct 2022+8 d
—DeadlineIV.2.214 Oct 202217 Oct 2022+3 d

7 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (9)
  • 2022-09: 6 releases · 2 Sept 2022, 27 Sept 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,514,0741 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 86 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Calibre Cleaning LtdSME£1,514,074 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • ESPH AB WDC Housing Services Cleaning Contract (ESPH556 TI) · Calibre Cleaning LtdSME

    Signed
    26 Apr 2023
    Value
    £1,514,074
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic6——

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 London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Calibre Cleaning LTDAwarded supplier05938695 Unit 20, Glenmore, Moat Way, Ashford, South East, TN24 0TL

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