The Litmus Partnership: Dunraven Educational Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

UK-London: School cleaning services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Dunraven Educational Trust
       94/98 Leigham Court Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2QB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.det.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKI

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes          
      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: Dunraven Educational 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 Dunraven Educational Trust (DET) was established in 2016 and over the years has successfully grown the number of its schools by transforming the experience and enhancing the offer from where they were.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 4,747,346
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKI - LONDON
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      LONDON
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Basis of Contract
The School wishes to appoint a single supplier to deliver full cleaning services to each school. The contract will commence from 1st September 2025 on a fixed price basis and shall be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option of 2 further periods of 1 year.
The estimated turnover is £2.7 million(over initial 3-year term).
Objectives
The appointed Supplier will preferably be Corporate Members of BICSc and have significant experience of delivering quality cleaning services within school premises. The Supplier should have suitable expertise in managing large TUPE transfers and have a strong operational base in the local area with adequate contract support to ensure cleaning standards are consistently maintained across all schools
Ultimately, it is important that the Supplier can consistently demonstrate its ability to deliver against industry productivity ratios and deliver efficiencies to the Trust through the application of best practice and sustainable ‘best value’ to each school.

See SQ document for more 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: Please note, this is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded.


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: 2024/S 000-027808
      
   

   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: Not Provided    
   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: 16/05/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 5
         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: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Ridge Crest Cleaning Limited, 02907221
             Service House, 61-63 Rochester Road, Aylesford, ME20 7BS, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ4
            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: 5,400,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 4,747,346
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: Please note, this is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=952633174
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Dunraven Educational Trust
          94/98 Leigham Court Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2QB, 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: 23/06/2025

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Dunraven School
       94/98 Leigham Court Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2QB, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.dunraven.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKI
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       The Elmgreen School
       Elmcourt Road, Norwood, London, SE27 9BZ, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.the-elmgreen-school.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKI
   
   3: Contracting Authority
       Goldfinch Primary
       Cunliffe Street, Streatham, London, SW16 6DS, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.goldfinchprimary.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKI
   
   4: Contracting Authority
       Van Gogh Primary
       Hackford Road, London, SW16 6DS, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.goldfinchprimary.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKI
   
   5: Contracting Authority
       Rosendale Primary
       Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8LR, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.rosendale.cc/
       NUTS Code: UKI