Tender

Bridge Schools Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

BRIDGE SCHOOLS TRUST

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Tender

13 Feb 2025 at 16:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Bridge Schools Trust is inviting tenders for a comprehensive cleaning service for 15 primary schools within the Trust, located in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly. The procurement process is currently at the Tender stage, with the deadline for submission on 21 March 2025. This contract covers daily term-time cleaning as well as periodic deep cleaning during non-term periods, with an estimated value of £8,705,085. The Trust is seeking contractors experienced in the educational sector, particularly those with a robust operational base in the South West or looking to expand into this region. The contract period is from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2030, under a restricted procedure, with a selective procurement method. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly those within the cleaning industry, to grow their operations. It is especially suitable for small or medium enterprises (SMEs) with a demonstrated capacity to handle large-scale contracts within the educational sector. The successful contractor will need to provide consistent and high-quality cleaning services across multiple school locations, demonstrating flexibility, strong management capabilities, and effective communication. This contract not only offers financial benefits but also the potential for establishing long-term relationships with educational institutions in the region.

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Notice Title

Bridge Schools Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, for 15 Primary Schools within the Bridge Schools Trust.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Supplier will be required to provide a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, for 15 Primary Schools within the Bridge Schools Trust: Blisland Primary AcademyWaterloo, Blisland, Bodmin, PL30 4JX Brunel Primary & Nursery AcademyCallington Road, Saltash, PL12 6DX Copper Valley Infant & Nursery AcademyDrakewalls, Gunnislake, PL18 9EN Copper Valley Junior AcademyChapel Street, Gunnislake, PL18 9NA Darite Primary AcademyDarite, Liskeard, PL14 5JH Duloe C of E Primary AcademyThe Green, Duloe, Liskeard, PL14 4PW Harrowbarrow Primary AcademySchool Road, Harrowbarrow, Callington, PL17 8BQ Lanlivery Primary AcademyLanlivery, Bodmin, PL30 5BT Looe Primary AcademyHay Lane, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1JY Pelynt Primary AcademyPelynt, PL13 2LG Polperro Primary AcademyBrentfields, Looe, PL13 2JJ Polruan Primary AcademySt Saviour's Hill, Polruan, PL23 1PS St Cleer Primary AcademyWell Lane, St Cleer, Liskeard, PL14 5EA Trenode C of E Primary AcademyWidegates, Looe, PL13 1QA Wadebridge Primary AacdemyGonvena Hill, Wadebridge, PL27 6BL The Trust is seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the education sector, preferably within Primary School establishments, to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of contracts of a similar scope. Ideally the successful contractor will have a strong operational base with the South West region, or be looking to actively expand into this region, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as and when needed moving forwards into this contract term. The scope of the contract covers all of the cleaning provision within each of the Schools. This includes term time daily cleaning, plus a number of weeks for holiday and periodic cleaning during non-term time to provide a deeper clean of the Schools and their buildings to ensure they are suitably prepared for the beginning of each academic term. The requirement of the Trust is that the successful contractor provides a clean and functioning premises, as per the specification, that is fit for purpose at all times through delivering the guaranteed level of input hours. As part of that requirement, the successful contractor is to be proactive in the management of the contract, with regular site visits to each School, with open lines of communication. That communication must include frequent and proactively provided management information, as well as operating an open book policy. A robust level of management support must be provided by the successful contractor to ensure that the detailed specification is delivered within the contract on a consistent basis within the contract period. Please see SQ Document for more information.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ded4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004997-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,705,085 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£8,705,085 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRIDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
Additional Buyers

BLISLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY

BRUNEL PRIMARY & NURSERY ACADEMY

COPPER VALLEY INFANT & NURSERY ACADEMY

COPPER VALLEY JUNIOR ACADEMY

DARITE PRIMARY ACADEMY

DULOE C OF E PRIMARY ACADEMY

HARROWBARROW PRIMARY ACADEMY

LANLIVERY PRIMARY ACADEMY

LOOE PRIMARY ACADEMY

PELYNT PRIMARY ACADEMY

POLPERRO PRIMARY ACADEMY

POLRUAN PRIMARY ACADEMY

ST CLEER PRIMARY ACADEMY

TRENODE C OF E PRIMARY ACADEMY

WADEBRIDGE PRIMARY AACDEMY

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1276673880

Buyer Location

Locality
CORNWALL
Postcode
PL31 2RQ
Post Town
Plymouth
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Wadebridge East & St Minver
Westminster Constituency
North Cornwall

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