Notice Information
Notice Title
EPT-62443 Northern Arch Learning Partnership Lot 2 - Cleaning and Caretaking Case: 004348
Notice Description
DFE are conducted this Further Competition on behalf Northern Arch Learning Partnership ("The Customer"). This procurement is for Cleaning Services to be provided to Northern Arch Learning Partnership which is based in Darlington and made up of 3 schools. This Further Competition is issued in relation to the YPO 000879 Building in Use Support Services, procured by YPO in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This Further Competition will involve inviting tenders from all suppliers who were successfully awarded onto the relevant lot(s). The documents are issued by 'Get Help Buying for Schools (GHBS). This is a free and impartial service, delivered by the Department for Education (DfE), to help schools buy goods and services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Northern Arch Learning Partnership (the "Customer") is a Multi Academy Trust bringing together partners from early years, primary, secondary and post-16 sectors to deliver the vision for a happy, healthy and successful learning community. The Customer is required to run a tender process to appoint one single Supplier for Cleaning Services for 3 academies to align with their current contracts ending November 2024 and will continue on a rolling basis until a new supplier has been appointed. Cleaning services are currently provided by external suppliers. This process is required to ensure: 1. An open, collaborate partnership between the Customer and the Supplier. 2. The Customer is regularly consulted on the service. 3. Service quality monitoring is adequate, including reporting to appointed trust contact. 4. Achieve a more consistent and sustainable approach to Cleaning across the Customer's Sites. 5. Ensure a consistently high level of service across all schools. 6. Priority for ensuring each school has a high quality, reliable and feasible service for all students and staff members regardless of site visited.
Options: Option to extend for a further 12 months
Procurement Information
This is an award notice following a further competition under an established DPS. This opportunity is now closed.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05564d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036255-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,835,536 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jun 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Contact Name
- Sarah Jones
- Contact Email
- sjones@nalp.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1325461315
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DARLINGTON
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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