School cleaning services

Description

Idsall is a large, successful 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with over 1 300 students. The school occupies extensive and attractive grounds on the edge of the market town of Shifnal, bordering on open countryside. Idsall School believes that every student should reach their full potential. By setting high standards — not only in academic study but in all aspects of the school community — all at Idsall School seek to inspire students in everything they do. The school are proud of their excellent reputation for the high quality of teaching and learning, as well as the friendly and caring approach. Idsall students have a fine reputation for outstanding behaviour, courtesy and respect which is regularly commented on by visitors to the school. The highly-committed staff team, including teaching and non-teaching staff, put in many extra hours to ensure that students get an excellent all round education, in order that they may achieve their very best and become outstanding citizens. The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Idsall School (the client). The tender project is seeking to appoint a supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities for the school. The high quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the students and staff. The basis and rationale that the client requires the successful Supplier to operate to at all times, is being able to provide an environment that is fit for purpose and that the supplier is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved and that the frequency of cleans is as detailed within the tender specification. The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.9.2018, with the option to extend the contract term for a further term of up to 2 years and will be fixed price in nature, with the supplier invoicing the client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. It should be noted that the successful supplier will be expected to bring to the contract: innovation; new equipment; and cleaning methods, with BICSc standards being achieved as a minimum, thus ensuring that the highest levels of cleanliness are maintained in all areas at all times and also ensuring that the productivity of the cleaning operatives is enhanced moving forward into the new contract term. The value of the current cleaning contract is circa 123 000,00 GBP + VAT rising to circa 135 000 GBP + VAT from 1.4.2018. At present 16 cleaning operatives (15 operatives on the evening shift and 1 operative on the morning shift) are employed to work between the hours of 6:30 a.m. — 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. The contract supervisor undertakes cleaning and non-cleaning duties, totalling 13,40 per week, which is included in the total of 235,81 per week. The client’s objectives: — to build upon the standards of cleanliness within the school, — to receive a service that complies with the service standards, — to receive consistently high quality cleaning standards, via a motivated and fully staffed workforce, — to generate an improved learning environment for all students, — to receive pro-active management support for the cleaning staff, — to hold regular review meetings with the successful supplier. Whilst the client prioritises value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, the governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.