Clifton High School ~ Cleaning Tender

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Instead of: Established in 1877, Clifton High School is an independent 'all through' day school, educating children and young people aged 3 to 18 years of age. All located within the same campus is The Hive pre-school, Infant School, Junior School, Senior School and Sixth Form. The buildings themselves date back to 1877 when the School was first established and, through growth and development over the years, the School now boats multiple buildings of varying age up to brand new builds that house the Sixth Form students. More information about the school can be found on their website: https://www.cliftonhigh.co.uk/home The cleaning service is currently outsourced with a team of Cleaning Operatives who will be expected to transfer under TUPE to the successful supplier. The scope of the contract covers the daily cleaning provision, including term time core cleaning and non-term time periodics to provide a deeper clean to the school. The School hosts a large number of lettings for which the cleaning team will also be responsible for. The contract will commence on 01 April 2024 for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend the contract for a further two 12-month periods. This extension will be granted by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract. The School is seeking a suitably experienced Contractor who has experience of working within the independent school sector and is able to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of contracts of this magnitude. Ideally the successful Supplier will have a strong operational base within Bristol and the surrounding counties, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as and when needed. The requirement of the School is that the successful Contractor provides an expertly clean school that is fit for purpose at all times and has a keen eye for detail within all cleaning duties. High levels of cleanliness throughout the premises should provide facilities that promote the students' learning experience. As part of that requirement the successful Supplier is to be proactive in the management of the contract with open lines of communication. A robust level of onsite and offsite management support must be provided by the successful Supplier to ensure that the guaranteed input hours and detailed specification is delivered on a consistent basis within the contract period. The successful contractor will be expected to put forward innovative proposals to develop the onsite service, utilising advancements in technology to provide a sustainable financial model. As well as making this contract more environmentally sensitive, working towards carbon neutrality by way of contract delivery, and also within the successful contractor's Page 5 to 9 organisation. The Supplier may be asked to undertake works not inclu