Facilities Management Services including TUPE

St Gregory's Catholic College ("the Authority") seeks to appoint an experienced Facilities-Management (FM) partner to deliver an integrated hard- and soft-FM service across the College's estate in Bath (postcode BA2 8PA). The successful contractor will assume single-point responsibility for statutory compliance, reactive and planned maintenance, staff management and value-for-money service delivery, in line with the Procurement Act 2023 light-touch regime for above-threshold services.

The contract will support the school's objective of moving from a mixed in-house / multi-supplier model to a single accountable FM solution.

Scope of Services

The Authority expects tenders to cover, as a minimum, the functions listed below:

Procurement Procedure:

Notice type: UK4 - Tender notice (light-touch contract).

Procedure: Open procedure (standard 25-day tender period; no reduction applied).

Electronic submission: All documents must be downloaded and returned via the linked e-tender portal.

Evaluation: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) - split 50 % Quality / 40 % Price / 10 % Social Value, detailed criteria in the ITT.

Preliminary market engagement: A single supplier meeting was held to scope requirements; information shared has been incorporated into the tender pack in accordance with PA 2023 s.16-17.

Please see Appendix E for an indicative timescale.