School cleaning services

Tender description

The aim of creating a Schools Cleaning Framework is to appoint a number of contractors who are able to undertake the provision of a full cleaning service for schools. The Authority wishes to engage a number of economic operators to provide the Services in respect of school building cleaning. The services will be broken into 2 lots: Lot 1 will be a block of contracts which will be serviced by a single provider; Lot 2 will be providers servicing single contract for single sites, multi-academy trust (MAT) or small groups of schools. The provision of the block of contracts will be based on direct award to a single contractor who submitted the most economically advantageous tender. The contracting authority will award contracts via a call-off process for the provision of single sites, multi-academy trust (MAT) or small groups of schools to a framework member as a direct award according to the framework ranking or via a mini-competition as and when such services are required. The proposed Framework will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years and will have an option to extend for a further 1 year. This Framework Agreement provides that either the Council or Contracting Authority may call-off the provision of the Services (Lot 2) by placing an Order with the Contractor, which shall form a separate Service Contract.