St Bernard's High School ~ Cleaning Tender

St Bernard’s High School is a girls’ catholic academy in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex with just under 1000 students and 150 staff.

The building starting as a hostelry in the late 1800’s and the most recent extension was completed in 2021. It is full of history and stairs.

Tender information:

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 August 2022 to 31st July 2025 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.

At present there are 12 cleaning staff employed to clean the school.

The current incumbent contractor is Kindred.

There are incumbent members of cleaning staff who are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Please be advised that the school has a minimum requirement for a contractor’s employers liability/ public liability and professional indemnity insurance of £10m

The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is £1m

The annual value of the current contract is £134,160

Therefore the value of the term of the contract is £670,800 (annual value of the contract x 5)