The Jo Richardson Community School ~ Cleaning Tender

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Jo Richardson Community School.

Jo Richardson Community School, in Dagenham, is a co-ed secondary school serving years 7 – 11 plus 6th form. We have a diverse range of 1750 students and 120 staff, who benefit from a modern building, providing excellent learning facilities for students. The school is now at full capacity, having moved to a 10 form entry in recent years. The design of the school is spacious and open and being a community school, our facilities are hired out regularly in the evenings and at weekends, for local clubs, parties and functions such as weddings.

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Jo Richardson Community School.

Jo Richardson Community School, in Dagenham, is a co-ed secondary school serving years 7 – 11 plus 6th form. We have a diverse range of 1750 students and 120 staff, who benefit from a modern building, providing excellent learning facilities for students. The school is now at full capacity, having moved to a 10 form entry in recent years. The design of the school is spacious and open and being a community school, our facilities are hired out regularly in the evenings and at weekends, for local clubs, parties and functions such as weddings.

The tender

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 the school. The high quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff at schools

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 from 1st January 2024 until 31st December 2026 with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the client. The contract 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.

Contract value:

The annual contract value is circa £338,800

The value of the new contract is circa £1,694,000 (Current annual contract cost, multiplied by the maximum 5 year term of the contract)

Other notes:

•Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 + 2 years basis.

•Please be advised that there are current cleaning staff in the LGPS

•Please be advised that the cleaning service is currently contracted to Town and Country Cleaners

•Please be advised that the School has a minimum requirement for a contractor’s employers liability/ public liability and professional indemnity insurance of £10m

•The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is £1m

Please see SQ Document for more information.