UK-Birmingham: School cleaning services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Bromford Road, Birmingham, B36 8EY, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2081332224, Email: operations@invictuspartnership.com
Main Address: https://www.hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk/
NUTS Code: UKG31

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Hodge Hill Girls' School - Cleaning Services Tender
Reference number: Not Provided

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
90919300 - School cleaning services.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: 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 Hodge Hill Girls’ School. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the students and staff.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 515,000

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKG31 - Birmingham

Main site or place of performance:
Birmingham


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Hodge Hill Girls’ School is a small school with strong community values; staff know and care for every pupil as an individual. All local pupils are welcome and everyone strives to meet the needs of each member of the school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in the school family and the wider world. The school ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social and academic progress during their time with at school, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives.

All at Hodge Hill Girls' School genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with families, feeder schools and the local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement, every member of the school family has a role to play in raising the aspirations of all pupils to ensure they really are "Educating Tomorrow's Women Today".

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 August 2022 until 31 July 2025, with the option to extend the contract term for a further term of up to two years and will be fixed price in nature, with the Supplier invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis.

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 Hodge Hill Girls’ School. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the students 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.

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 12 cleaning operatives are employed to 144.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday, which includes a Contract Supervisor undertaking cleaning and non-cleaning duties.

The value of the current contract is circa £103,000.00 + VAT which includes:

•Daily cleaning
•Window cleaning 2 x per annum
•Carpet / soft furnishing shampooing as required, with a full clean at least annually
•The cleaning of all computers
•Special event cleaning for lettings / parent’s evenings as required - approximately 10 days per annum
•Internal and external litter picking
•All periodic duties

The school wish to consider proposals for cleaning to be carried out as currently, in the first instance, but are open to suggestions around the most efficient and beneficial methodology to ensure maximum cleanliness of the buildings - and will ultimately require costings and timescales accordingly.

See Selection Questionnaire for more details.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided

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


II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2021/S 000-032479



IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: 032479
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Not Provided

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 28/06/2022

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
CleanTEC Services Limited, 04155336
Unit 2 Handford Court, Garston Lane, Watford, Watford, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKH23
The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 515,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

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.
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VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Bromford Road, Birmingham, B36 8EY, United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/11/2022