Construction Contract Leads
South East
Category Services
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 15th Mar 2024
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-044924 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | School cleaning services |
| Procurement Method | Restricted procedure |
| Value | £2,225,000 |
South East
Category Services
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 15th Mar 2024
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-044924 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | School cleaning services |
| Procurement Method | Restricted procedure |
| Value | £2,225,000 |
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Vale Academy Trust
The Studio, St Mary’s Convent
Wantage
OX12 9AU
Contact
Ben Jones
tenders [at] minervapcs.com
Telephone
+44 1256467107
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/minervapcs/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/minervapcs/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Education Institute
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Vale Academy Trust - Cleaning Services
Reference number
MPN-10277
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Vale Academy Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 1 January 2025.The contract is for a full daily cleaning service 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.Some members of the cleaning team are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,225,000
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Main site or place of performance
Full details in tender documentation
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Vale Academy Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 1 January 2025.The contract is for a full daily cleaning service 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.Some members of the cleaning team are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.
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: £2,225,000
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Objective criteria as detailed in the tender document.A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.
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
The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
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
16 April 2024
Local time
5:00pm
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
14 May 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: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Further notices will be published in 2028, 2029 or 2030 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Vale Academy Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is 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)
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom