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This document provides instructions for accessing the full tender documents for school cleaning services via the Bidiful Team Portal after emailing julie.james@ace-advice.co.uk.
This OCDS Release Package provides structured data detailing the tender for cleaning services, including daily, deep, window, and swimming pool cleaning, sought by QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL BARNET.
This tender notice outlines the requirements and qualifications for cleaning contractors, including daily, deep, window, and swimming pool cleaning, with a financial capacity requirement of at least £12 million annual turnover.
Queen Elizabeth's School Barnet seeks a qualified contractor for daily, deep, and window cleaning services, including a swimming pool regime, requiring bidders to demonstrate an annual turnover of at least £12 million.
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This tender exhibits significant flaws, particularly concerning fairness due to a disproportionately high financial requirement and critical inconsistencies in key dates, despite clear service descriptions.
The tender has a disproportionate financial requirement (£12M turnover for a £1.5M contract), which raises serious concerns about proportionality and fair competition under procurement law. The procedure type is vaguely defined ('Competitive flexible procedure') with missing codes, and evaluation criteria are absent. However, CPV/NUTS codes are correct, and there's ample preparation time.
The description of required cleaning services is clear. However, eligibility requirements are vague ('suitably qualified cleaning contractor'), and crucially, evaluation criteria are not specified, making it difficult for bidders to understand how their proposals will be assessed.
Basic information such as title, reference, organization, value, and duration are present. However, critical elements like detailed evaluation criteria, specific eligibility requirements, and the 'Liable Person' are missing. One of the listed documents also failed to download.
The financial requirement of an annual turnover of at least £12 million for a 3-year contract valued at £1.5 million is highly disproportionate and strongly suggests tailoring to a very large company, potentially excluding many qualified SMEs. The absence of objective and transparent evaluation criteria further compromises fairness.
The contract start date is listed as identical to the submission deadline, which is a fundamental practical error and illogical. The automated check indicates no electronic submission, which reduces practicality for bidders. Document access requires emailing or using a portal, rather than a direct URL.
There is a critical inconsistency where the contract start date is identical to the submission deadline, which is logically impossible. A minor discrepancy also exists between the main submission deadline and the one listed in submission requirements. The 'Liable Person' and procedure codes are missing.
The tender does not include any specific requirements or considerations related to green procurement, social aspects, or innovation, as confirmed by automated checks.
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