School cleaning services

Tender description

The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) at the following schools: • Kesgrave High School, Main Road, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 2PB; • Bungay High School, Queens Road, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1RW. The contract being offered commences on 1 August 2020 for an initial three-year period (based on 1 + 1 + 1) and will operate on a fixed cost basis, with the option to extend for a further two one-year periods. Please note that the successful Supplier will pay The Litmus Partnership a consultancy fee on award of this contract, which will be to the value of GBP 4 250 plus VAT. This fee will be invoiced immediately after the 10-day standstill period ends on 29 June 2020. The total full fee will be paid by the successful Supplier, in full to Litmus, by no later than Friday 18 July 2020. The approximate current annual value of this contract is: • Kesgrave High School GBP 155 000.00. • Bungay High School GBP 120 000.00 Please note: Suppliers may opt to quote for either one or both schools — the Trust may also choose to award the contract to two different suppliers. It is anticipated that the number of schools in EAST may continue to grow during the course of this contract. The provision of cleaning services to these schools when they have joined will fall under the scope of this contract if required. The successful supplier/s will be expected to provide the cleaning services at these additional schools using the same costing model, ratios, etc that were applied to the successful bid at the point of tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust. The contract being offered commences on 1 August 2020 for an initial three-year period (based on 1 + 1 + 1) and will operate on a fixed cost basis, with the option to extend for a further two one-year periods. Please note that the successful supplier will pay The Litmus Partnership a consultancy fee on award of this contract, which will be to the value of GBP 4 250 plus VAT. This fee will be invoiced immediately after the 10-day standstill period ends on 29 June 2020. The total full fee will be paid by the successful Supplier, in full to Litmus, by no later than Friday 18 July 2020. The approximate current annual value of this contract is: • Kesgrave High School GBP 155 000.00. • Bungay High School GBP 120 000.00 Please note: suppliers may opt to quote for either one or both schools — the Trust may also choose to award the contract to two different suppliers. It is anticipated that the number of schools in EAST may continue to grow during the course of this contract. The provision of cleaning services to these schools when they have joined will fall under the scope of this contract if required. The successful supplier/s will be expected to provide the cleaning services at these additional schools using the same costing model, ratios, etc that were applied to the successful bid at the point of tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust.