Ysgol y Deri Special School (“the School”) wishes to purchase cleaning services for the School Buildings. The School is situated on four sites. Ysgol y Deri Penarth site with a main school building, Ty Deri building, Annexe building and a set of demountable classrooms. Ysgol y Deri Barry site which consists of the main building and an annexe building. Derw Newydd site in Barry which consists of a main building and an annexe building. Llyn Derw Site in Penarth main building. We are a school that caters for a wide and diverse range of differently able pupils aged from 3 to 19. You´ll find a school that is positive, warm and welcoming. A school that has the most fantastic range of facilities and staff with a ´can do´ attitude. We work with every child as an individual ensuring that their educational and therapeutic needs are met so that they can flourish both within our school and when they leave. We currently have 586 students on role and 483 staff. The School has identified a number of key objectives for the procurement of the cleaning contract. It must: Deliver the highest possible standards. An important driver for this project is the delivery of hospital standard cleaning due to the medical needs of the of pupils. The school believes it is vital for the pupil’s development that they are taught in a clean and secure environment. Deliver value for money. It is important that this project delivers efficiency savings. The successful bidder will understand the context in which the school operates and ensures a competitive cost underpinned by a commitment to the principles of cost avoidance, containment and reduction; Support continuous improvement. The successful bidder must be committed to working with the School to identify and introduce improvements to the cleaning throughout the Contract period.