Schools Site Management, Buildings Maintenance and Cleaning Services

Tender description

The QUEST Trust is a unique faith trust comprising of five schools - one senior 16 to 19, four primary and one nursery. The successful supplier(s) will be required to provide site management services (including buildings maintenance) and / or school cleaning services across the sites of the Trust. The QUEST Trust is seeking requests for proposals from suitably qualified and experienced operators to provide and manage the site management teams(SM), planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance (RM) and the schools cleaning services (SCS) in accordance with good industry practice. The Trust is looking to appoint a contractor via Lots to manage this import part of its facilities arrangements. TUPE regulations will apply to this contract for the Site Managers and Cleaning Operatives. The successful supplier(s) will be required to demonstrate that they currently hold Admitted Body Status (ABS) to the Local Government Pension Scheme of the Greater Manchester Pension. The Tender documents will be issued as an Open Procedure in two parts - 1. The Supplier Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) and 2. An Invite to Tender (ITT). Both documents will be required to be submitted by the deadline date. The Trust has engaged an external consultant to assist with the management of this process to which all communications must go through. IMPORTANT - the Trust is not bound to award any of the Lots to any bidder if the criteria for the services delivery has not been met during the procurement process. Lot 1 and Lot 2 may be awarded individually to two contractors or awarded to one contractor as combined Lots. Lot 1: Site Management & Building Maintenance Services For Lot 1 the Trust is looking to appoint one contractor to manage all of the services which will include but not be limited to: Site managers, HVAC PPM, buildings maintenance, asset management, compliance, fire safety systems, PAT testing and grounds maintenance services. The initial contract term will be for three years with an option to extend for a further two years. IMPORTANT - the Trust is not bound to award any of the Lots to any bidder if the criteria for the services delivery has not been met during the procurement process. Lot 1 and Lot 2 may be awarded individually to two contractors or awarded to one contractor as combined Lots. Lot 2: School Cleaning Services The QUEST Trust is seeking requests for proposals from suitably qualified and experienced operators to provide and manage the school cleaning services in accordance with good industry practice across the Trust estate. The Trust is looking to appoint a contractor to manage this import part of its facilities arrangements. The successful supplier will provide its own staffing, equipment, chemicals and washroom consumables. The initial contract term will be for three years with an option to extend for a further two years. IMPORTANT - the Trust is not bound to award any of the Lots to any bidder if the criteria for the services delivery has not been met during the procurement process. Lot 1 and Lot 2 may be awarded individually to two contractors or awarded to one contractor as combined Lots.