The Litmus Partnership: Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

UK-Newcastle Upon Tyne: School cleaning services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
       C/O Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Fenham Hall Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9YH, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: http://www.bishopbewickcet.org/
       NUTS Code: UKC2

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         90919300 - School cleaning services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for 5 schools who are part of the Bishop Bewick Education Trust:

St Thomas More Catholic High School - North Shields, NE29 8LF
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Farringdon Road, Cullercoats, North Shields, NE30 3EY
St Aidan’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Coniston Road, Wallsend, NE28 0EP
St Columba’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Station Road, North Tyneside, NE28 8EN
St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Lovaine Place , North Tyneside, NE29 0BU

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,365,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for 5 schools who are part of the Bishop Bewick Education Trust:
St Thomas More Catholic High School - North Shields, NE29 8LF
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Farringdon Road, Cullercoats, North Shields, NE30 3EY
St Aidan’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Coniston Road, Wallsend, NE28 0EP
St Columba’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Station Road, North Tyneside, NE28 8EN
St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School - Lovaine Place , North Tyneside, NE29 0BU

Other schools, who are part of the Trust, may have the option to join the contract during the course of the contract term.

Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust are extremely proud of their schools. All of their communities work hard to create and sustain a warm, welcoming and caring atmosphere within which all pupils, staff and visitors to the schools feel valued and secure. The very positive and inclusive ethos, founded on strong Christian values, is characterised most clearly by the excellent relationships that exist within the schools and beyond. Bishop Bewick schools are happy and vibrant places where young people develop and grow, academically, morally, socially and spiritually. They achieve excellent outcomes and are ready for the next stage of their lives.

The schools maintain their individuality, uniqueness and a great deal of autonomy. Leaders and staff are encouraged to be creative and innovate to ensure they provide the best practice available.

Interested Companies should have experience of cleaning in both secondary schools and primary schools and be able to demonstrate that they have the resource to support the contract within the area that the schools are situated.

The cleaning services at all five schools included in this tender opportunity are currently managed by a private contractor.

The contract will be for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for a further two years.

See SQ Document for further information.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2022/S 000-004580
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 004580    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 08/07/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd, 2101304
             Craven House, Carleton New Road, Skipton, BD23 2DE, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKE2
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,405,298.34
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
          Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 03/08/2022