Cleaning Service Contract - The Latymer School

Tender description

SSC Partnership on behalf of The Latymer School are currently out to tender for the provision of cleaning services.Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to Express Interest upon which the will be given access to the full tender documentation delivery through this e-tendering system.When the tender documents have been made available involved suppliers will receive notification via email and the tender documents can be accessed from the My Tenders area of this website and selecting the View Details button of this project.Contractor Site visit will take place on Tuesday 12th December 2023.The deadline for submissions of the tender will be 29th December 2023.Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above. Lot 1: The contract will be for the provision of outsourced cleaning services to the Client The Latymer School, including daily cleaning, and out of term deep cleaning, for spaces including but not limited to teaching, office, circulation, and communal spaces. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 1st April 2024 for an initial term of 3 years.Arrangements will be made for Tenderers to visit The Latymer School and view the current facilities to obtain a better understanding of the layout and any other relevant information to help in putting together tender bids. The site visit is planned to take place on Tuesday 12th December 2023. Further details are available in the ITT documentation. The Client has historically provided and managed the cleaning service in-house. The Company must provide effective management and operational level communication regarding the cleaning service with the Client. In addition, the provider will also be responsible for all legal, and health and safety requirements in delivering the services. Cleaning is also required during weekend periods for lettings. Shift patterns can change depending on the lettings on site, but access is available between 08:00 – 16:00, and no supervision is required during this time.The Client currently operates a split cleaning shift (morning and afternoon).The Client has advised that there is some flexibility with the start and finish times, but this would need to be agreed between parties prior to contract commencement.Further information of the services required are included Part 2 Specification.Tenders will be evaluated using a method known as MEAT (most economically advantageous tender). There will be mandatory and desirable requirements.Mandatory requirements are stipulations which must be present, or the tender will be eliminated from the evaluation.Desirable characteristics are elements of the tender which are to be scored by the Client. Full details of the evaluation and tender process are included within the tender documentation.