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Published 29 Apr 2024, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Loreto College St Albans ~ Cleaning Tender

Official notice

Authority: Loreto College (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureAccelerated
Published estimate£550,000≈ £110k / year30.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 May 2024awarded 18 Jul 2024
Awarded to Brayborne Facilities Services Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · starts 1 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Loreto College is a Secondary School in St Albans with circa 947 students, who are tendering their cleaning services for contract commencement 1st September 2024.

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£550,000

The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities for the school. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff.

The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful contractor to operate to at all times, is being able to provide a School that is fit for purpose and that the Contractor is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved and that the frequency of cleans is as detailed within the Tender Specification.

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2027 with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the client. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis.

It should be noted that the successful contractor will be expected to bring to the contract: innovation; new equipment; and cleaning methods, with BICSc standards being achieved, as a minimum, thus ensuring that the highest levels of cleanliness are maintained in all areas at all times and also ensuring that the productivity of the cleaning operatives is enhanced moving forward into the new contract term. Proactive management and communications are expected at all times.

Please see SQ Document for more information. Additional information: Please note this is a Contract Award Notice - this contract has already been awarded

Contract period: 1 Sept 2024 – 31 Aug 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · Hertfordshire
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: 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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
29 Apr 2024, 14:05 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2024, 12:05 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025774
Accelerated
Contract start date
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0455c9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=882616988 GO Reference: GO-2024814-PRO-27396247

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

17 May 2024 → 1 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    31 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Aug 2024, 12:05 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2024, 12:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £716,5851 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Brayborne Facilities Services Ltd£716,585 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Loreto College St Albans

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, East of England, AL1 3RQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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