COLAT Cleaning Tender

Tender description

The City of London Academies Trust (COLAT) is a highly successful Trust with ten primary and secondary academies in London. The Trust has approximately 8,000 students aged between 6 and 18 years of age, and is supported by a team of 1,000 teaching and support staff. The current contract is with Equans and is part of an over-arching FM contract. The Trust is tendering for its cleaning services in nine Academies, 5 secondary and 4 primary, and they are seeking a professional cleaning contractor to deliver an excellent level of service throughout the year. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st August 2024, initially spanning three years with an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years, (3+1+1) beyond this date by mutual agreement. Any contract extension will be subject to the Trust’s satisfaction and agreement on budgets and service levels. Some of the cleaning staff have LGPS pension schemes and either having ABS in a London Borough, or the abil Lot 1: The Trust is tendering its cleaning services in nine Academies, 5 secondary and 4 primary, and they are seeking a professional cleaning contractor to deliver an excellent level of service throughout the year. The trust are using a two stage restricted process.The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st August 2024, initially spanning three years with an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years, (3+1+1) beyond this date by mutual agreement. Any contract extension will be subject to the Trust’s satisfaction and agreement on budgets and service levels. Some of the cleaning staff have LGPS pension schemes and either having ABS in a London Borough, or the ability to achieve ABS status, will be essential for bidders.