Construction Contract Leads
East of England
Category Services
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 19th Feb 2024
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-043b3d |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | School cleaning services |
| Procurement Method | Restricted procedure |
| Value | £615,000 |
East of England
Category Services
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 19th Feb 2024
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-043b3d |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | School cleaning services |
| Procurement Method | Restricted procedure |
| Value | £615,000 |
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust
Digby Road, Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 3NJ
tenders [at] litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.st-albans.suffolk.sch.uk/main
I.1) Name and addresses
St Alban’s Catholic High School
Digby Road, Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 3NJ
tenders [at] litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.st-albans.suffolk.sch.uk/main
I.1) Name and addresses
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
Arbury Road
Cambridge
CB4 2JX
tenders [at] litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.stlaurence.cambs.sch.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
St Louis Catholic Academy
Fordham Road
Newmarket
CB8 7AA
tenders [at] litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.stlouisacademy.co.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
St Felix Catholic Primary School
School Lane
Haverhill
CB9 9DE
tenders [at] litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.stfelixhaverhill.com/
I.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/3WGAK3EMBE
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust ~ Cleaning Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust delivers outstanding educational, spiritual and moral outcomes for all children regardless of their faith or backgrounds within an ethos based on full inclusion, high expectations, innovation, outstanding teaching and learning, and a relentless focus on the needs and potential of every child.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £615,000
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance
Suffolk
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Trust is a Catholic-based, child-centred MAT. We are founded on Catholic values which underpin every social, academic and pastoral relationship and the related behaviours which act as live witness to our Faith. Inspired and supported by these values, we seek to develop the characteristics of effective learners in our children so that, whatever their future holds, they can approach this with character, confidence, resilience and a Christ-centred moral compass.
The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services the Trust at the following locations;
•St Alban’s Catholic High School, Digby Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 3NJ
•St Laurence Catholic Primary School, Arbury Road, Cambridge CB4 2JX
•St Louis Catholic Academy, Fordham Road, Newmarket CB8 7AA
•St Felix Catholic Primary School, School Ln, Haverhill CB9 9DE
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all cleaning services at each of the above schools.
The overall emphasis for this service is on achieving ‘best value’ and the successful Supplier will be expected to demonstrate innovation, flexibility and commercialism.
The contract being offered commences on 1 September 2024 for an initial three year period and will operate on a fixed cost basis. Although the contract commencement date is 1 September 2024, unless otherwise agreed there will be no cleaning provision required until start of Term (c.5th September 2024).
Please note that the successful Supplier will pay The Litmus Partnership a consultancy fee on award of this contract, which will be to the value of £8,000.00 plus VAT. This fee will be invoiced immediately after the contract award (w/c 28 June 2024). To ensure transparency, you will clearly show within your management fee a breakdown of this consultancy fee, over the length of the contract. The total full fee will be paid by the successful Supplier, in full to The Litmus Partnership, by no later than 26th July 2024.
The approximate current value of this contract is £615,000.
Please see SQ document for more information.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £615,000
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2024
End date
31 August 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section IV. Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
22 March 2024
Local time
12:00pm
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
15 April 2024
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section VI. Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
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.
The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Suffolk:-School-cleaning-services./3WGAK3EMBE" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Suffolk:-School-cleaning-services./3WGAK3EMBE
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/3WGAK3EMBE" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/3WGAK3EMBE
GO Reference: GO-2024219-PRO-25255420
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust
Digby Road, Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 3NJ
Country
United Kingdom