Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-05-17
Buyer: Olchfa Comprehensive School
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 90900000 | 90910000 | 90911000 | 90911200 | 90919000
Submission deadline: 2018-06-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Olchfa School is a large mixed gender comprehensive School situated on the Gower outskirts of Swansea, South Wales. There are circa 1700 pupils on roll with approximately 165 FTE staff.
The School wishes to be proud of its outsourced support services that must reflect the high standard of education provided as its core activity and, to this end, it is looking for companies that can excel in this particular type of environment and can maximize the potential that the facilities offer.
Olchfa School is a large mixed gender comprehensive School situated on the Gower outskirts of Swansea, South Wales. There are circa 1700 pupils on roll with approximately 165 FTE staff.
The School wishes to be proud of its outsourced support services that must reflect the high standard of education provided as its core activity and, to this end, it is looking for companies that can excel in this particular type of environment and can maximise the potential that the facilities offer.
Tenderers are invited to survey Olchfa School to assist them in the preparation of their tenders. The site visit will take place on Wednesday 30.5.2018 at 9:30 am. There will be an opportunity to discuss the contents of this Invitation to Tender and, if required, to clarify any relevant points.
The School requests that Tenderers representatives attending the visits are sensitive to the existing cleaning teams who need to continue working. Questions will be received verbally at the site visit and documented by Officers who. Questions and answers will then broadcast via the Portal, and made available to all Tenderers.
Tenderers are requested to advise in advance of the names of those who will be attending the site visit through the portal. A maximum of 2 persons from each organisation should attend the site visit.
Economic operators interested in submitting a tender can download the tender documents from the eTenderWales portal (http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk) you will need to register with eTenderWales if you are not already registered. Please see below instructions on how to register.
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The School will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period will extend to 15 calendar days for communication by non-electronic means. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the School as soon as possible after the decision has been made. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 30 days). Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the School to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the School to pay a civil financial penalty, and / or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the School has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Eligibility requirements: As per tender documents.