United Kingdom-Manchester: The Greater Manchester Education Trust Cleaning Framework Tender 2025

The Greater Manchester Education Trust are seeking to procure a number of providers for a multi-supplier framework for cleaning services. The main objective of this procurement exercise is to deliver the procurement of a framework that will enable the trust to source cleaning services for its schools.
There are initially 4 schools in this framework, however, other schools may call off later.
It should be noted that it is not mandatory for trust schools to use this framework. Schools will only call off from this agreement if they have a requirement to do so. It is envisaged the number of contractors on the framework will be between 1 and 3
The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of individual schools are supported.
This framework process is targeted to have a cleaning contract in place to commence in August 2025 for Whalley Range 11-18 High School, Levenshulme High School, Parrs Wood High School and The East Manchester Academy. Please note that this process covers all cleaning services within the Greater Manchester Education Trust schools with full tender costings and proposals for the schools for a contract start in in August 2025 for Whalley Range 11-18 High School, Levenshulme High School, Parrs Wood High School and The East Manchester Academy. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The process will include the creation of a select bidder list following analysis of SQ documents (within which the scoring criteria is included). Following the analysis of SQ’s the selected bidders will be invited to attend a site survey and tender briefing initially planned for March 2025. Tender response deadline is planned as late April 2025 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in mid-May. The contract will be for a 3 +1 +1 period (5 years in total including the option to extend for 1 + 1years).
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90919300
II.2.3) Place of performance
Region code: UKD3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The Greater Manchester Education Trust are seeking to procure a number of providers for a multi-supplier framework for cleaning services. The main objective of this procurement exercise is to deliver the procurement of a framework that will enable the trust to source cleaning services for its schools.
There are initially 4 schools in this framework, however, other schools may call off later.
It should be noted that it is not mandatory for trust schools to use this framework. Schools will only call off from this agreement if they have a requirement to do so. It is envisaged the number of contractors on the framework will be between 1 and 3
The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of individual schools are supported.
This framework process is targeted to have a cleaning contract in place to commence in August 2025 for Whalley Range 11-18 High School, Levenshulme High School, Parrs Wood High School and The East Manchester Academy. Please note that this process covers all cleaning services within the Greater Manchester Education Trust schools with full tender costings and proposals for the schools for a contract start in in August 2025 for Whalley Range 11-18 High School, Levenshulme High School, Parrs Wood High School and The East Manchester Academy. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The process will include the creation of a select bidder list following analysis of SQ documents (within which the scoring criteria is included). The nature of the contract demands a good local infrastructure to provide and maintain the level and standard of cleaning service and support required by the Trust. Labour resource/relief cover is very important. We have set a minimum level of turnover for this tender at 250,000 GBP which takes into account the contract turnover and cash flow associations. This is a discretionary pass/fail question on the basis that we will consider any additional guarantees and formal assurances such as parent company guarantors or similar which must be included to support any submission. We have set a minimum Employer’s (compulsory) liability insurance of 10,000,000 GBP). Following the analysis of SQ’s the selected bidders will be invited to attend a site survey and tender briefing initially planned for March 2025. Tender response deadline is planned as late April 2025 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in mid-May. The contract will be for a 3 +1 +1 period (5 years in total including the option to extend for 1 + 1years).
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal:yes
Description of renewals:
Option of up to two further annual extensions meaning a 5 year period in total with options
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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

III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:3
In the case of framework agreements,provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
The Framework is for an initial three years with an option to extend for up to two further years
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2025-03-03 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date: 2025-03-18
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN

VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement:no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
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(MT Ref:233672)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Public Procurement Review Service
Postal address:Cabinet Office
Town:London
Country:United Kingdom
Telephone:+44 3450103503
E-mail:[email protected]
Internet address:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit