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Published 27 Apr 2023, 14:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Propeller Academy Trust – Cleaning Services

Official notice

Authority: THE PROPELLER ACADEMY TRUST (Public body)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 May 2023awarded 12 Sept 2023
Awarded to Purgo Supply Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Propeller is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service.The contract is being offered for three years and four months. with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 23 October 2023.Year 1: 23 October 2023 to 22 October 2024 (12 Months)Year 2: 23 October 2024 to 22 October 2025 (12 Months)Year 3: 23 October 2025 to 15 February 2027 (16 Months)Year 4: 16 February 2027 to 15 February 2028 (12 Months)Year 5: 16 February 2028 to 15 February 2029 (12 Months) The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time.Washroom consumables and external window cleaning apply to some schools within the trust. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation

  • Recurrence: Further notices will be published in 2026, 2027 or 2028

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Propeller Academy Trust are currently out to tender for the provision of a full…AwardedPublished value£500,000

The Propeller Academy Trust are currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service.The contract is being offered for a period of 3 years, 4 months with. The contract commencement date is 23/10/2023.The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time.TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years, 4 months as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

Delivery: South East · Full details in tender documentation
Extensions: The Propeller Academy Trust incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years and 4 months with 2 possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of 5 years, 4 months.Second stage: up to 5 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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
Yes · Further notices will be published in 2026, 2027 or 2028
First published
27 Apr 2023, 14:42 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2023, 11:04 BST
Authority reference
MPN-10258
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028153
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c4c3 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Propeller Academy Trust incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Submission deadline
30 May 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 May 2023 → 25 Sept 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 May 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    22 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Sept 2023, 11:04 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2023, 11:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £959,9091 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 159 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Purgo Supply Services LimitedCleaning Services£959,909 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
15bids · 15 electronic9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Propeller Academy Trust

Contracting authorityPublic bodyEducation InstituteEducation Fitzwaryn School, , Denchworth Road, Wantage, South East, OX12 9ETContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

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