School cleaning services

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The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Lancaster Royal Grammar School. The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Lancaster Royal Grammar School. The contract be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, commencing 1 November 2020. Contract value = GBP 411 000 (3 years). Lancaster Royal Grammar School is one of the top state day and boarding schools in the Country. There are 1 150 pupils at the school, including boarders and a thriving sixth form of 350 students. The sixth form is coeducational. The values central to Lancaster Royal Grammar School are those of academic and extra-curricular excellence and opportunity, within a diverse and tolerant community; these form the best possible foundation for future life. The School was endowed in 1472 and is one of the oldest state funded schools in the country. Originally situated close to the Priory Church and Lancaster Castle, the LRGS moved to its present site in 1851 when Queen Victoria granted the Royal title. The School became an Academy in 2011. Lancaster Royal Grammar School is arranged over the upper site and lower site. The upper site is situated close to Williamson Park. The Design and Technology and Science Centres are located on upper site along with the modern City View complex which houses main reception, dining hall and arts studios. The lower site is made up of some of the most historic buildings including: old school, housing the school library, sixth form centre, drama studios and teaching rooms. Old school house is a Grade II listed building, formerly the Headmasters house. The lower site also has boarding accommodation, the school General Office at Lee House, the sports hall, combined cadet force, the gymnasium and swimming pool and the music studios and recital room. Some school buildings date from the Victorian era, while others, such as our most recent boarding accommodation, are just a few years old. The cleaning requirement will be for the whole school but excluding the boarding accommodation. The cleaning is currently managed by a contract cleaning company. We believe there will be staff who are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Admitted Body status will therefore be required.