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Published 23 Oct 2024, 09:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Minster School - Building Cleaning Services

Official notice

Authority: The Minster School (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Awarded value£826,419published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Nov 2024awarded 24 Mar 2025
Awarded to Kindred

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Minster School requires a single provider of Building Cleaning Services. The contract start date is 1st April 2025.

CPV: Building-cleaning services · School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Minster School is a secondary school with sixth form in Southwell, Nottinghamshire…Awarded

The Minster School is a secondary school with sixth form in Southwell, Nottinghamshire and requires a single provider of Building Cleaning Services. The contract is for and initial 3 year period commencing 01 April 2025, ending 31 March 2028. With the option of 2 x 12 month contract extensions until 31 March 2030.

Delivery: East Midlands · Southwell
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Second stage: 5–6 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 (5)
  • Staffing: 30%
  • Customer Care: 15%
  • Service Delivery: 10%
  • Added Value: 10%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Staffing: 30.00%
  • Customer Care: 15.00%
  • Service Delivery: 10.00%
  • Added Value: 10.00%
  • Price: 35.00%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, 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.

  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, 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: Assets must be equal to or more than liabilities. Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL, £5m EL, & £2m PL
  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, 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: As stated in the tender documents
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Oct 2024, 09:24 BST
Last source update
24 Mar 2025, 17:01 GMT
Authority reference
CA14790 -
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010998
Classification (CPV)
Building-cleaning servicesSchool cleaning services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b060 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the tender documents

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
22 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Nov 2024 → 24 Mar 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    24 Mar 2025, 17:01 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Mar 2025, 17:01 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £826,4191 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
KindredSME£826,419 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • The Minster School - Building Cleaning Services · KindredSME

    Signed
    24 Mar 2025
    Value
    £826,419
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Minster School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Nottingham Road, Southwell, London, NG25 0LGContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Tenet Education Services LtdMediation bodyReview body SalfordContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • KindredAwarded supplier Pendergate House, 122 Great North Road, Hatfield, UK, AL9 5JNContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.