Notice Information
Notice Title
Award Notification - Tender for the provision of Cleaning Services at Bishop Stopford School
Notice Description
The key aims of the tender are to: * Provide a high standard of cleaning. * Deliver the cleaning services with consistency - good quality assurance systems in place. * Good communication at local and Operations Manager level with the school - two-way communication * Daily interaction with the School Business Manager * Develop an effective method of handing over any special needs and comments on a daily basis. * Cleaners to work the hours that best suit the needs of the site and maximise the work completed. * Training and development of the teams. This does not imply that this is not happening now - these are the aims of the contract.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract will be awarded for a three-year duration with the option of two additional, one-year extensions. The financial structure of the contract is designed to reflect the schools' aims to reward the Contractor in a fair manner and based upon contract delivery and to have an open-book agreement that is easily auditable.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a726
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083344-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90919300 - School cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £930,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £930,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £930,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BISHOP STOPFORD SCHOOL
- Contact Name
- Dean Douthwaite / Neil Meadows
- Contact Email
- admin@redboxcs.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KETTERING
- Postcode
- NN15 6BJ
- Post Town
- Northampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF25 North Northamptonshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
-
- Local Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Wicksteed
- Westminster Constituency
- Kettering
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083344-2025
16th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061849-2025
2nd October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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