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Published 13 Jan 2023, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College - part of the Potteries Educational Trust - Cleaning Tender

Official notice

Authority: Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College - part of the Potteries Educational Trust - Cleaning Tender (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,075,000≈ £358k / year
Submissions closed 17 Feb 2023awarded 26 May 2023
Awarded to VERTAS GROUP LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Potteries Educational Trust, (comprising of Stoke on Trent 6th Form College, Moorside High School and Werrington Primary School), are requesting tenders from recognised service provider to manage their cleaning services to the indicated contract. Providers must be able to demonstrate their capability to deliver the services via the documentation to be submitted, this service requirement will include the daily, weekly, monthly service requirements as well as managing TUPE process for the current staff.

  • Recurrence: Yes — 30 months from contract start date, depending on whether extension periods are taken up

CPV: Building-cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,075,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Stoke-on-Trent
Extensions: The initial contract is for 3 years with scope for extensions for a further period or periods of any duration, but in any case, the total duration of any extensions shall not exceed 24 months from the last day of the initial contract periodSecond stage: 5–7 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Contract Management and Staffing Resources: 35%
  • Contractor/Client Reporting: 10%
  • Service Expectations and Delivery: 20%
  • Three Year Contract Value: 35%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Contract Management and Staffing Resources: 35
  • Contractor/Client Reporting: 10
  • Service Expectations and Delivery: 20
  • Three Year Contract Value: 35
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with www.delta-esourcing.com ↗ (www.delta-esourcing.com ↗) and express an interest in the contract. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process details of enrolment on professional or trade registers and details on whether bankruptcy, convictions of professional misconduct, non-payments relating to social security contributions or taxes applies to the economic operator. Economic operators may be excluded from participation if any of these circumstances applies.

    Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Candidates will need to provide as part of the selection questionnaire process details of turnover, profit and capital and reserves for previous 3 years. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process

    Minimum: A statement of a minimum turnover level is detailed within the standard questionnaire documentation.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Candidates will need to provide as part of the process evidence of current business, quality standards, accreditation and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: Levels of insurance cover will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis. The suppliers must hold as a minimum or be willing to obtain the following levels of insurance cover: — public liability insurance GBP 5 000 000.00, — employers liability insurance GBP 5 000 000.00.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Yes — 30 months from contract start date, depending on whether extension periods are taken up
First published
13 Jan 2023, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
30 May 2023, 16:04 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015292
Classification (CPV)
Building-cleaning services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039756 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering
Performance terms

Planned and regular monthly, quarterly and annual contract review meeting will be pre-planned with the awarding contractor.

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=784866890" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=784866890</a> GO Reference: GO-2023530-PRO-23083841

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/NQC539AMSE ↗

Submission deadline
17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline

Timeline

17 Feb 2023 → 1 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    3 Mar 2023
  3. Notice published
    30 May 2023, 16:04 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 May 2023, 16:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VERTAS GROUP LIMITED——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 015292-2023-1 · VERTAS GROUP LIMITED

    Signed
    26 May 2023
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Potteries Educational Trust, (comprising of Stoke on Trent 6th Form College, Moorside…3bids · 3 electronic2—£904,254 – £1,001,720
Whole notice———£904,254 – £1,001,720

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College - part of the Potteries Educational Trust - Cleaning Tender

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Leek Road, Stoke, EX27FL, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 2RUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College - part of Potteries Educational Trust.Review body Stoke on TrentContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Vertas Group LtdAwarded supplier07728211 2 Friars Bridge Rd,, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 1RRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.