Ellis Guilford School - Cleaning Services

Description

Ellis Guilford School in Nottingham, is an inclusive School with a diverse range of students and staff, who benefit from a superb ‘state of the art’ building which opened in September 2012, providing excellent learning facilities for students. Ellis Guilford School want students to be proud of their school and to make a positive contribution to School life by taking on leadership responsibilities and encouraging others to reach their potential. The School have big plans for the future and the focus for this year is ‘Challenge for All’ as ultimately, Ellis Guilford School want to be an outstanding School. The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities for Ellis Guilford School. The high quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff. The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful contractor to operate to at all times, is being able to provide a School that is fit for purpose and that the Contractor 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 three years in duration from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2018 and will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. It should be noted that the successful contractor 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. At present 20 cleaning operatives, a Manager and Supervisors are employed to work 1539 hours per month, Monday to Friday. There is also a cleaner present in School during the day. The value of the current contract is £193,827, which includes pest control, window cleaning 2 x per annum, dust control mats, all periodic cleaning and washroom supplies. There are no plans for any changes or additional buildings within the School over the next 3 years. However, due to supplementary Schools and the use of the facilities out of hours, this may increase the level of cleaning required within certain areas.