The Litmus Partnership: Bridge Schools Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

UK-Cornwall: School cleaning services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Bridge Schools Trust
       21 Callywith Gate, Launceston Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2RQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.bridgeschools.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3

   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: Bridge Schools 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 a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, for 15 Primary Schools within the Bridge Schools Trust.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,528,441
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, for 15 Primary Schools within the Bridge Schools Trust:
Blisland Primary AcademyWaterloo, Blisland, Bodmin, PL30 4JX
Brunel Primary & Nursery AcademyCallington Road, Saltash, PL12 6DX
Copper Valley Infant & Nursery AcademyDrakewalls, Gunnislake, PL18 9EN
Copper Valley Junior AcademyChapel Street, Gunnislake, PL18 9NA
Darite Primary AcademyDarite, Liskeard, PL14 5JH
Duloe C of E Primary AcademyThe Green, Duloe, Liskeard, PL14 4PW
Harrowbarrow Primary AcademySchool Road, Harrowbarrow, Callington, PL17 8BQ
Lanlivery Primary AcademyLanlivery, Bodmin, PL30 5BT
Looe Primary AcademyHay Lane, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1JY
Pelynt Primary AcademyPelynt, PL13 2LG
Polperro Primary AcademyBrentfields, Looe, PL13 2JJ
Polruan Primary AcademySt Saviour's Hill, Polruan, PL23 1PS
St Cleer Primary AcademyWell Lane, St Cleer, Liskeard, PL14 5EA
Trenode C of E Primary AcademyWidegates, Looe, PL13 1QA
Wadebridge Primary AacdemyGonvena Hill, Wadebridge, PL27 6BL

The Trust is seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the education sector, preferably within Primary School establishments, to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of contracts of a similar scope. Ideally the successful contractor will have a strong operational base with the South West region, or be looking to actively expand into this region, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as and when needed moving forwards into this contract term.
The scope of the contract covers all of the cleaning provision within each of the Schools. This includes term time daily cleaning, plus a number of weeks for holiday and periodic cleaning during non-term time to provide a deeper clean of the Schools and their buildings to ensure they are suitably prepared for the beginning of each academic term.
The requirement of the Trust is that the successful contractor provides a clean and functioning premises, as per the specification, that is fit for purpose at all times through delivering the guaranteed level of input hours. As part of that requirement, the successful contractor is to be proactive in the management of the contract, with regular site visits to each School, with open lines of communication. That communication must include frequent and proactively provided management information, as well as operating an open book policy.
A robust level of management support must be provided by the successful contractor to ensure that the detailed specification is delivered within the contract on a consistent basis within the contract period.

Please note, this is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded.

      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: 2025/S 000-004997
      
   

   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: 30/06/2025

      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)
             Purgo Supply Services Limited, 08665358
             193 Castelnau, Barnes, London, SW13 9ER, United Kingdom
             Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,741,017          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,528,441
         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 contact has already been awarded.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=964831660
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Bridge Schools Trust
          21 Callywith Gate, Launceston Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2RQ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk

      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: 09/07/2025

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Blisland Primary Academy
       Waterloo, Blisland, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 4JX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: www.blislandprimary.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy
       Callington Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6DX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.brunelprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   3: Contracting Authority
       Copper Valley Infant & Nursery Academy
       Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9EN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.coppervalleyinfantandnurseryacademy.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   4: Contracting Authority
       Copper Valley Junior Academy
       Chapel Street, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9NA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.coppervalleyinfantandnurseryacademy.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   5: Contracting Authority
       Darite Primary Academy
       Darite, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5JH, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.dariteprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   6: Contracting Authority
       Duloe C of E Primary Academy
       The Green, Duloe, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4PW, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.duloeprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   7: Contracting Authority
       Harrowbarrow Primary Academy
       School Road, Harrowbarrow, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 8BQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.harrowbarrowprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   8: Contracting Authority
       Lanlivery Primary Academy
       Lanlivery, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5BT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.lanliveryprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   9: Contracting Authority
       Looe Primary Academy
       Hay Lane, East Looe, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1JY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.looeprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   10: Contracting Authority
       Pelynt Primary Academy
       Summer Lane, Pelynt, Cornwall, PL13 2LG, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.pelyntprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   11: Contracting Authority
       Polperro Primary Academy
       Brentfields, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 2JJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.polperroprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   12: Contracting Authority
       Polruan Primary Academy
       St Saviour's Hill, Polruan, Cornwall, PL23 1PS, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.polruanprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   13: Contracting Authority
       St Cleer Primary Academy
       Well Lane, St Cleer, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5EA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.stcleerprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   14: Contracting Authority
       Trenode C of E Primary Academy
       Widegates, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1QA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.trenodeprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3
   
   15: Contracting Authority
       Wadebridge Primary Aacdemy
       Gonvena Hill, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 6BL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.wadebridgeprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK3