St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Concepts

• school cleaning
• st francis of assisi catholic academy trust
• bishops stortford
• st joseph’s catholic primary school
• cleaning services
• catholic schools
• provision of a strong catholic education
• quality cleaning service
• example of st francis
• trust’s key goal

Location

Hertfordshire

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust.

Total Quantity or Scope

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust was formed on 1st September 2021 when 8 Catholic Schools based in Hertfordshire came together to form a Catholic Academy Trust. The Trust’s key goal is the provision of a strong Catholic Education for its students and its mission is “Inspired by the teachings of Christ and the example of St Francis, we strive for excellence, cherishing every child in our care as a unique thumbprint of God, enabling all to realise their full potential.” The Trust strives to improve the quality of education at a lower per pupil cost therefore we are currently looking to tender for our cleaning to ensure we receive a quality cleaning service that ensure the schools premises in the Trust are clean and tidy for our students each day. St Mary’s Catholic School St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School (Bishop’s Stortford) St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School (Waltham Cross) St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School (Hertford) St Cross Catholic Primary School St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School The Tender 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 each school in the Trust. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff at all schools. The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful contractor to operate to at all times, is being able to provide Schools that are 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 and standards achieved are as detailed within the Tender Specification. The contract being tendered is from 1st September 2023 to 31st August 2026 with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the client. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. 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. Contract value: The total cost of cleaning at all schools is £281,573 per annum The value of the new contract is therefore circa £1,40,865 (Total annual cost of cleaning at all schools, multiplied by 5 as the maximum term of the contract is 5 years).

CPV Codes

• 90919300 - School cleaning services

Indicators

• Variant bids may be considered.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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-Bishop%E2%80%99s-Stortford:-School-cleanin... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/S99R592847 GO Reference: GO-20221114-PRO-21427799